Harlem Chamber Players: Thursday 6:30 PM, 11th Annual Black History Month Celebration

The Schomburg Center presents

The Harlem Chamber Players'
11th Annual Black History Month Celebration
Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Ave. & 135th Street)
New York, NY 10037
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This concert will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the importation of the first black slaves to America. The Harlem Chamber Players commissioned the noted composer Adolphus Hailstork to compose the concert aria Nobody Know for this event. The composer and librettist Herbert Martin will be in attendance.

Tickets

This concert is FREE and open to the public. The RSVP list is full, but seats will still be available on a first come, first served basis after those who have registered are admitted.

Program
Beethoven's Weary Blues
Adolphus Hailstork Piano Quintet "Detroit" for Piano and Strings (World Premiere)
Adolphus Hailstork Nobody Know for Baritone and Strings (World Premiere) with text by Herbert Martin
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet, Op. 96

Featuring
Terrance McKnight, Host and Orator
Adolphus Hailstork, Composer
Kenneth Overton, Baritone
Ashley Horne, Violin
Jessica McJunkins, Violin
Amadi Azikiwe, Viola
Wayne Smith, Cello
David Berry, Piano