Groupmuse: Sound Off x Bass Players for Black Composers – New Works for the New Year
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Akua Dixon — Efua
Byron Crenshaw — yung perseverent spirit
Sarian Sankoh — everythingfeelsthesame
Florence Price — String Quartet No. 1 in G major
Kebra-Seyoun Charles, double bass
Byron Crenshaw, double bass
Maggie Cox, double bass
Fanny Fheodoroff, violin
Jay Julio, violin
Tess Krope, viola
Daniel Hass, cello
Mason Bynes – [WRECK]oning
Sarian Sankoh – everythingfeelsthesame
Byron Crenshaw – yung perseverent spirit
Akua Dixon – Efua
Florence Price – "Andante moderato" from String Quartet in G major
Sound Off: Music for Bail presents a recorded concert in collaboration with Bass Players for Black Composers, a performing and commissioning organization that "encourages the expansion of solo repertoire for bass and the normalization of works by Black composers through commissioning diverse artists in all stages of their careers, disseminating works, facilitating performances, and producing educational programs." Bassists Kebra-Seyoun Charles, Byron Crenshaw, and Maggie Cox will perform three works for the instrument written under the auspices of BPBC's commissioning program: [WRECK]oning by Mason Bynes, yung perseverent spirit by Byron Crenshaw, and everythingfeelsthesame by Sarian Sankoh.
These three pieces will be juxtaposed with two works by composers Florence Price ("Andante moderato" from her String Quartet in G major) and Akua Dixon (Efua), performed by violinists Fanny Fheodoroff, Jay Julio, violist Tess Krope, and cellist Daniel Hass. Between halves, a guest speaker will ruminate on the experiences of imprisonment, particularly upon their family. It is our hope that through the uplifting of community voices and artists' reflections, this new year will see deep and systemic change.
The broadcast will take place at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific.
RSVP for details/livestream link.
$10+ minimum payment to musicians, $3 reservation fee.
About Groupmuse
Groupmuse is a worker- and musician-owned cooperative seeking to uplift artists and strengthen broader community bonds through live, intimate performances of historically-rooted music.
https://www.groupmuse.comAbout Sound Off: Music for Bail
Sound Off: Music for Bail is a POC-led collective of musicians, activists, and thinkers dedicated to combining music performance with educational work that envisions alternatives to the current state of policing and imprisonment in the U.S. Their online programming includes free and low-cost instrument workshops, masterclasses with expert musicians, and concerts that raise funds for cash bail across the country.
http://facebook.com/musicforbail