Harlem Chamber Players: Pity These Ashes, Tulsa 1921-2021 [LIVE]
Free (Free)
Alice Coltrane — Prema
Adolphus Hailstork — Tulsa 1921: Pity Theses Ashes Pity This Dust
Trevor Weston — The People Could Fly
Tom Cunningham — Selected works
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Lady Jess, violin
Ashley Jackson, harp
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
Alice Coltrane, arr. Tom Cunningham – Prema for harp and strings
Adolphus Hailstork – Tulsa 1921: Pity Theses Ashes, Pity This Dust for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Trevor Weston – The People Could Fly for violin solo, narrator, and strings
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, The Greene Space in partnership with The Harlem Chamber Players, Harlem Stage, and the Harlem School of the Arts presents 'Pity These Ashes: Tulsa 1921-2021'. This Juneteenth streamed concert will feature the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s Tulsa 1921: Pity These Ashes, Pity This Dust, as well as compositions by Jessie Montgomery, Alice Coltrane, and Trevor Weston.
The performance will include soloists mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, violinist Lady Jess, WQXR host and author Terrance McKnight, harpist Ashley Jackson, and conductor Amadi Azikiwe leading the Harlem Chamber Players; as well as dancers from the Harlem School of the Arts.
The livestream will take place at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific.
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