Rachel Barton Pine
(Credit Lisa-Marie Mazzucco)
party at The Rooftop at Gibsons Italia.
Hosted by
long-time winemaker Rob Davis, the exclusive event
celebrates
the release of Jordan’s first vintage of
Cabernet Sauvignon aged
entirely in French oak.
Against the backdrop of panoramic views
of the city’s skyline, Pine will present an ambitious classical tour of
American music-making throughout history including works by
African-American composers, Noel da Costa, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor,
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, and Daniel Bernard Roumain. Guests will
taste the historic 2015 vintage from a wine barrel “hive” designed by
Dwayne MacEwen, proprietor of the award-winning architecture and
interior design firm DMAC Architecture P.C., and local Chicago artist
Randy Davidson of Restoration Creative.
The program will begin
with a beloved Bach Partita and European dance music of the early
American settlers, and will lead the audience through classical music
influenced by blues, spirituals, and even hip hop before concluding with
Vieuxtemps’ thrillingly virtuosic variations on ‘Yankee Doodle.’
In
constructing this program, one of Pine’s goals was to give the audience
the proper context to appreciate the massive contribution of Black
musicians to what we understand as American music. Throughout the
concert program, the music early settlers brought from Europe transforms
into a uniquely American style due to the influence of African-American
music-making.
The prominent inclusion of works by Black
composers is part of a broader series of initiatives spearheaded by Pine
to place Black classical composers and much of their previously
overlooked music into today’s cultural consciousness.
The evening
benefits The Rachel Barton Pine Foundation which supports talented
young string players and expands awareness of and appreciation for
classical music. Last year Pine and The Rachel Barton Pine Foundation's
Music by Black Composers initiative launched a free online directory of
music by living Black classical composers.
Currently, the
Foundation, in collaboration the Orchestral Music by Black Composers
(OMBC) project founded by scholar-harpist Dr. Ashley Jackson and
conductor James Blachly, is working to complete its online database of
all composers of African descent, living and deceased.
Also in
October of last year The RBP Foundation Music by Black Composers
initative released three landmark projects: MBC Violin Volume I, the
first in a series of pedagogical books of sheet music exclusively by
Black classical composers featuring 22 works for violin from 1767 to
2014;The Rachel Barton Pine Foundation Coloring Book of Black Composers
featuring 40 prominent Black composers throughout history, and an
illustrated timeline poster of 300+ Black classical composers from
around the world.
During the August 20th evening an array of
Gibsons Italia’s signature dishes will be served from salmon crudo and
crabmeat avocado parfait to bruschetta and meatballs—paired with tastes
of the Jordan Cuvee by Champagne AR Lenoble, 2017 Jordan Chardonnay,
2013 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon in magnum, 2015 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon
and two very rare big bottles, including the 18-liter 2015 Jordan
Melchior. The Melchior holds 24 standard 750mL bottles in one, and it
will be served alongside two artisanal products made with historic 2015
vintage: a cow’s milk cheese made by local Caputo Cheese Company and a
salame buio from Sonoma County’s Journeyman Meat Co.
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