January 17, 2022 Charleston SC —Fresh off of sold-out performances in Sacramenta CA this past fall, the Colour of Music Festival (COMF) announces the ninth annual Colour of Music Festival February 2-5, 2022 at historic Charleston locations showcasing leading black classical artists from the U.S., France, and Colombia, South America.
The 2022 series builds on the expansion of the Festival’s chamber music and brings back its original ‘Virtuosi’ co-ed moniker begun in 2014. The slate of stellar artists will perform compositions ranging from baroque to modern, including works by several noted Black female composers―Florence B. Price, Margaret Bonds, Valerie Coleman, and Jessie Montgomery.
Since 2013 the Colour of Music Festival has brought international, national, and regional classically trained black musicians of African descent to share their musical talents, knowledge, and inspiration to Charleston. Since 2016 the Festival has also traveled to leading collegiate venues and performance halls in Washington, DC, Atlanta, Houston, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Richmond, and Sacramento.
PLEASE NOTE COVID-19 PATRON ADVISORY:
Patrons must present a fully vaccinated and boosted vaccination card for entry and issued KN95 mask provided by COMF must be worn throughout the performance if the patron does not have one. Performance
ticket holders who do not comply with these policies will not be admitted.
Four days of performances will take place in intimate settings featuring African instruments from the marimba (a.k.a. xylophone) to the harpsicord, in up close salon settings that revive the magical feel of classical music’s origins.
What’s become a tradition, the Festival opens with a matinée vocal recital featuring Manna K. Jones, soprano, joined by pianist, Elizabeth G. Hill. The opening day concludes
with a name synonymous with Charleston and the arts, Gian Carlo Menotti, and his
Trio for Clarinet, Piano and Violin. Additional featured highlights include Toshiro Mayuzumi’s
Concerto for Xylophone & Piano, Jesse Montgomery’s Strum, and Florence B. Price’s
Quintet in A Minor for Piano and Strings.
“Regaining artistic traction this past fall within an environment safe for our musicians and patrons I am excited we are once again pursuing live musical expression during Black History Month. There is something for everyone to enjoy all four days during this year’s chamber series,” said Lee Pringle Founder and Artistic Director, Colour of Music Festival.
Wednesday, February 2 | Murray Center Salon – 14 George Street, Charleston
Piano and Voice Recital • 2 p.m.
Elizabeth G. Hill, piano and Manna K. Jones, soprano
Works by Frédéric Chopin, Samuel-Coleridge Taylor, and Undine Smith-Moore
Wednesday, February 2 | Murray Center Salon – 14 George Street, Charleston
Chamber Music I • 7:30 p.m.
Michael Jorgensen and Romuald Grimbert-Barré, violin
Basil Vendryes, viola, Kenneth Law, cello, Mark Allen, Jr., clarinet, Elizabeth Hill
and Lawrence Quinnett, piano, Shanelle Woods, mezzo soprano
Works by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Johannes Brahms, Gian Carlo Menotti, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Thursday, February 3 | Murray Center Salon – 14 George Street, Charleston
Chamber Music II • 2 p.m.
Sean Daniels percussion and marimba, Courtney Jones and Herb Smith, trumpet, Lawrence
Quinnett, piano
Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Toshiro Mayuzumi, and Sean Daniels
Thursday, February 3 |
Edmondston Alston House – 21 Easy Bay Street, Charleston
Chamber Music III • 7:30 p.m.
Michael Jorgensen and James Keene, violin, Keith Lawrence, viola, Ismael Guerrero, cello,
Mark Allen, Jr., clarinet, Lawrence Quinnett, piano
Works by Jessie Montgomery, Florence Price, and Alexander Arutiunian
Friday, February 4 | Festival Hall – 56 Beaufain Street, Charleston
Colour of Music Festival Virtuosi •
7:30 p.m.
Romuald Grimbert-Barré, violin, Keith Lawrence, viola, Courtney Jones and Herb Smith,
trumpet
Works by Max Bruch, Antonio Vivaldi, Anton Arensky, Chevalier de Saint Georges, and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Saturday, February 5 | Festival Hall – 56 Beaufain
Street, Charleston
Colour of Music Festival Virtuosi • 7:30
p.m.
Colour of Music Virtuosi featuring Anyango Yarbo-Davenport,
violinist and conductor
Works by Valerie Coleman, Robert Aldridge, Astor Piazzolla, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Colour of Music Festival Tickets and Information: $15-$40
By phone: (888) 512-9835
Online:
www.colourofmusic.org
At door: (credit card, cash, or check) before each performance
The Colour of Music Festival gratefully acknowledges the support of the National Endowment for the Arts
About the Colour of Music Festival
Based in Charleston, South Carolina and organized in 2013, the Colour of Music Festival, Inc. presents a diverse classical
repertoire of baroque, classical and 20th century music at the highest of musical standards to diverse audiences throughout the Lowcountry, regionally, and nationally. The Festival has also presented performances in Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA,
Houston, TX, Nashville, TN, Richmond, VA, Pittsburgh, PA, Columbia, SC, and Sacramento CA
www.colourofmusic.org
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