Rooted in Rochester: A Celebration of Black Composers - With Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 02/11/2023
Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik makes a guest appearance in the Philharmonics series to conduct this special concert, a celebration of the rich history of black Rochesterians. Internationally acclaimed Rochesterians Kearstin Piper Brown and Thomas Warfield join the RPO for this program, featuring works with direct ties to our vibrant city by Adolphus Hailstork, Nkeiru Okoye, Duke Ellington, and an RPO Co-comission by James Lee III. . A highlight of the night will be William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony, which was premiered in Rochester by the RPO in 1931.
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Saturday
February 11, 2023
8:00pm
DATE February 9 & 11
LOCATION Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Pre-concert talk will start 1 hour before the show.
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Kearstin Piper Brown, soprano
Thomas Warfield, narrator
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK An American Fanfare
NKEIRU OKOYE Songs of Harriet Tubman
WILLIAM GRANT STILL Symphony No. 1 in Ab Major, “Afro-American”
JAMES LEE III Freedom’s Genuine Dawn (RPO Co-Commission)
DUKE ELLINGTON The River Suite
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Organization:
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO)Location:
Eastman Theatre, 26 Gibbs Street
Rochester, NY, 14604United States
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(585) 454-2100Contact name:
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The event has already taken place on this date:
02/11/2023
Time:
Thursday
February 9, 2023
7:30pm
Saturday
February 11, 2023
8:00pm
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