Opera Composer's Showcase
Opera showcase gears up to present three Black composers debuting
new works.
(PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD; Sunday,
October 28, 2018) The Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA),
with program partner Prince George’s
Arts and Humanities Council (PGAHC), presents the Opera Composer’s Showcase featuring excerpts by composers Scott Patterson, Steven M. Allen, and
duo Jasmine Barnes and librettist Joshua Banbury. The project,
a two-year endeavor to help promote and showcase classical composers of color
in and around the Prince George’s County region, is designed to help “Bring
Color to the Classics” which is one of CAAPA’s main goals. This
event happens Sunday, October 28, 2018
at 4:00 pm in The Clarice Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University
of Maryland, College Park. Parking is available for purchase in the
adjacent parking garage and behind the center in the parking lot.
Three / 20-minute segments of original operas
are presented then followed by an on-stage interview by arts journalist Patrick D. McCoy, with composers
sharing a brief overview and synopsis of their opera, description of
characters, plot, and theme, as well as their inspiration. Upon completion of
the vignettes and interviews, three professional classical musicians (composer,
conductor, and vocalist) adjudicate to determine which composer will present
their fully staged opera during CAAPA’s 2019-2020 season with funding, in the
amount of $20,000.00, from program partner PGAHC.
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