To Belong Here: Notes from the African Diaspora
Event Details:
Location: Paramount Theatre
Date: Friday, January 25, 2019
Time: 8 pm
Program:
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony No. 1 in G major, Op. 11
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro assai
Antonio Carlos Gomes
C’era una volta un principe from Il Guarany
Shawnette Sulker, soprano
William Grant Still
Songs of Separation
I. Idolatry
II. Poéme
III. Parted
Shawnette Sulker, soprano
INTERMISSION
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3 in C minor
I. Andante
II. Andante ma non troppo
III. Juba: Allegro
IV. Scherzo: Finale
Edward Kennedy (Duke) Ellington
Harlem
Michael Morgan
Music Director Laureate
Shawnette Sulker
soprano
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint Georges, born to a plantation owner and a slave, became a virtuoso violinist and composer — combining the folk songs of his childhood in Guadeloupe with the sounds of Mozart. Florence Price was the first African American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. Duke Ellington described his elegy to Harlem: “You may hear a parade go by, or a funeral, or you may recognize those who are making Civil Rights demands.” Soprano Shawnette Sulker is featured.
| Price Level A | $95 |
| Price Level B | $73 |
| Price Level C | $57 |
| Price Level D | $45 |
| Price Level E | $25 |
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