IMG Artists Announces Damien Sneed 40+-City 2020
North American Tour, ‘We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’
(New York, NY – October 21, 2019) -- IMG Artists, today’s leading global performing arts management agency, announces Damien Sneed’s 40+-city North American tour, “We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” The 2020 tour kicks off on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Joe’s Pub in New York, NY, and will make stops at concert halls and universities in the U.S. and Canada. The tour will conclude on Friday, March 13, 2020, at Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center in Kent, WA.
In
honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the multi-genre artist will bring
his brand of classical, jazz, and sanctified soul to venues across the
country during Dr. King’s holiday, Black History Month, and Women’s
Month. “We Shall Overcome” is a joyous celebration reflecting on the
triumphant and victorious moments during our history. To view footage
from last year’s tour, click HERE.
“I’m
super excited about the upcoming ‘We Shall Overcome’ tour,” says Sneed.
“Last year was our first time going out, but now we are well prepared
for the rigorous schedule and vast amount of travel required. The best
part of this tour is how we will be able to touch the lives of so many
different people through the lyrics and messages in the music.”
“We
are thrilled to be working with Damien Sneed,” says Toby Tumarkin,
Executive Vice President, Global Head of Artists and Attractions. “He is
an amazing rising star, and ‘We Shall Overcome’ is an excellent
opportunity for audiences across the country to experience Damien’s
incredible music-making.”
Joining
Sneed on tour will be an ensemble of multi-genre vocalists and
instrumentalists, including Chenee Campbell (vocalist), Markita Knight
(vocalist), Anitra McKinney (vocalist), Alicia Peters-Jordan (vocalist),
and Linny Smith (vocalist) and other special guest artists to be
announced. The musicians include Joel Tate (drums), John Matthew Clark
(bass), and Marquéz Cassidy (keyboards).
Following
the concert on January 14, at Joe’s Pub, the tour will continue to
Place des Arts in Montreal, QC (Thursday, January 16); the University of
Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Center in Philadelphia, PA (Friday, January
17); the Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH (Saturday, January 18); Proctor’s
Theater in Schenectady, NY (Sunday, January 19); the Zeiterion Theatre
in New Bedford, MA (Monday, January 20); the Flynn Center for the
Performing Arts in Burlington, VT (Wednesday, January 22); the Jorgensen
Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut in
Storrs, CT (Thursday, January 23); Millersville University in Lancaster,
PA (Friday, January 24); Gettysburg College at the Majestic Theater
Gettysburg, PA (Saturday, January 25); the Fine Arts Center at
University of Massachusetts at Amherst in Amherst, MA (Tuesday, January
28); the Alden Theatre at McLean Community Center in McLean, VA
(Thursday, January 30); and the January tour dates will conclude at the
Virginia Arts Festival in Norfolk, VA (Friday, January 31).
During
Black History Month, the We Shall Overcome tour will kick-off at The
Wilson Center at Cape Fear College in Wilmington, NC (Saturday, February
1); High Point Theatre in High Point, NC (Tuesday, February 4); Temple
Theater in Lufkin, TX (Thursday, February 6); Texas A&M University
Auditorium in College Station, TX (Friday, February 7); Irving Arts
Center in Irving, TX (Saturday, February 8); the Cullen Theater at the
Wortham Theater Center in Houston, TX (Sunday, February 9); Miami
University of Ohio Hall Auditorium in Oxford, OH (Wednesday, February
12); Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Clinton Charter Township,
MI (Thursday, February 13); the Wharton Center in East Lansing, MI
(Friday, February 14); the Dominican University at Lund Auditorium in
River Forest, IL (Saturday, February 15); the Moraine Valley Community
College at the Fine and Performing Arts Center in Palos Hills, IL
(Sunday, February 16); the University of Dubuque at the Heritage Center
in Dubuque, IA (Tuesday, February 18); the Victoria Theatre Association
in Dayton, OH (Wednesday, February 19); the University of California
Berkeley in Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, CA (Thursday, February 20), the
Bing Concert Hall at Stanford, CA (Friday, February 21); Chico
Performances at Laxson Auditorium at California State University in
Chico, CA (Saturday, February 22); Portland’5 Center for the Arts in
the Newmark Theatre in Portland, OR (Monday, February 24); Arts Commons
in Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary, AB (Thursday, February 27); the
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver, BC (Saturday, February
29).
The
final leg of the tour concludes with a series of dates during Women’s
History Month starting with the Admiral Theatre in Bremerton, WA
(Sunday, March 1); the Brigham Young University’s Harris Fine Arts
Center in Provo, UT (Monday, March 2); the University of Utah at
Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, UT (Wednesday, March 4); Irvine
Barclay Theatre in Irvine, CA (Saturday, March 7); Pepperdine University
at Smothers Theatre in Malibu, CA (Sunday, March 8); the College of
Southern Idaho Fine Arts Center at Twin Falls, ID (Wednesday, March 11);
and the Tower Theatre in Bend, OR (Thursday, March 12); and the Kent
Meridian Performing Arts Center in Kent, WA (Friday, March 13).
On Friday, January 10, 2020, Sneed will also release the deluxe edition of the 2019 CD, Damien Sneed: We Shall Overcome
on his label, LeChateau Earl Records, which was established in 2019 to
reflect his varied musical interests. In September 2019, he released his
new offering, Jazz In Manhattan. Previous recordings included Damien Sneed: We Shall Overcome (January 2019), The Three Sides of Damien Sneed: Classical, Jazz and Sanctified Soul (July 2018), Broken To Minister: The Deluxe Edition (March 2015), Spiritual Sketches (June 2013), and Introspections LIVE (January 2010).
As a multi-instrumentalist and producer, he has worked with jazz, classical, pop, and R&B with legends including the late Aretha Franklin and Jessye Norman, which
he recently was the musical director for his mentor’s funeral service,
and will be featured on Norman’s forthcoming and final recording, Bound For The Promised Land on Albany Records on
November 2, 2019. He also worked with Wynton Marsalis, Stevie Wonder,
Diana Ross, Ashford & Simpson, Lawrence Brownlee, and many others.
The
composer and pianist recently premiered his new opera, “We Shall
Overcome -- Our Journey: 400 Years from Africa to Jamestown,” at
Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage for the Sphinx
Organization Performance and Gala, sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
and Robert F. Smith. Sneed also wrote the libretto, which showcases
musical styles from the African American diaspora from African rhythms
to spirituals to gospel to jazz, all interwoven in the classical genre.
He was joined by fellow Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipients and
Metropolitan Opera’s J’Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano) and Will Liverman
(baritone), along with Sneed’s chorus, Chorale Le Chateau, and the
Sphinx Virtuosi Orchestra, who brought to life his ground-breaking opera
during the evening’s finale performance.
Sneed
was also commissioned to compose a new chamber opera titled MARIAN’S
SONG about the life of Marian Anderson for Houston Grand Opera, which
will have its world premiere on March 5, 2020, at the Cullen Theater at
the Wortham Center. In addition to MARIAN’S SONG, he was commissioned to
compose a symphony in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen with its world
premiere in summer 2020 in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.
Sneed recently joined the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music,
where he teaches graduate-level courses in conducting, African American
Music History, a singer/songwriter ensemble, a gospel music ensemble,
and private lessons in piano, voice, and composition. A graduate of John S. Davidson Fine Arts School in his hometown of Augusta, GA., Sneed
studied at some of the finest conservatories and universities,
including Howard University, where he earned a Bachelor of Music – Piano
Performance; the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University; New
York University, where he earned a Master of Music in Music Technology:
Scoring for Film and Multimedia; and the Manhattan School of Music. Sneed will also graduate with his doctorate in Orchestral Conducting from USC in 2020. Sneed
was a member of the faculty at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded
Music at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and Nyack
College. His other professional affiliations have included The Juilliard
School as a staff accompanist, Jazz at Lincoln Center as an artistic
consultant, and the City University of New York (CUNY) as a professor of
music. In 2015, Sneed established the Damien Sneed Performing Arts
Institute, a division of the Damien Sneed Foundation. He is the founder and artistic director of the international vocal ensemble Chorale Le Chateau.
For more information on Damien Sneed and LeChateau Earl Records, go to www.damiensneed.com and www.lechateauearl.com.
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