Despite
the cancellation of her live album release tour, Downes is moving
forward to launch this very personal project as a concert live-streamed
from her home in California and produced in partnership with public
radio nationwide - including her local Capital Public Radio station -
raising funds for Feeding America to support emergency relief efforts in
response to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Lara's
concert will stream via her Facebook Live on April 3 at 5PM Pacific /
8PM Eastern. The 30-minute event will include solo piano performance and
words about the importance of these songs and why they are so important
today.
Some Of These Days
is a meditation on some of America’s most important songs, its central
themes focusing on the shared experiences seen throughout history and
resilience of the human condition. Spanning diverse musical traditions
including classical, jazz, folk, country and R&B, Lara is joined by
Toshi Reagon, PUBLIQuartet, Musicality Vocal, The Chapin Sisters and
others, in arrangements by H. T. Burleigh, Florence Price, Margaret
Bonds, Billy Taylor, and Lara Downes.
Listen to “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” here:
By
looking to the past, we can gain insight and understanding in the
present; time and time again we have been faced with challenges to
overcome and we have survived. As Downes describes it: “We are strong.
We are resourceful. We have come through darkness into light, over and
over again. Let’s lean on our ancestors and the lessons they have taught
us about hope, courage, and above all unity.” Some of These Days is the embodiment of all that we are feeling, a message beckoning us all to stand together in solidarity.
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