Music Mondays: Davóne Tines & PUBLIQuartet
Free (RSVP available)
- Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
- Curtis Stewart, violin
- Jannina Norpoth, violin
- Nick Revel, viola
- Hamilton Berry, cello
George Frideric Handel — "Leave Me Loathsome Light" from Semele, HWV 58
Moses Hogan / Traditional — Give Me Jesus (arr. Eric Byers)
Tyshawn Sorey — Songs for Death ("I. After 'Were You There'"; arr. Eric Byers)
Julius Eastman — Prelude to The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc
Igee Dieudonné / Davóne Tines — Vigil
Caroline Shaw — Mass
Duke Ellington — Come Sunday
Rhiannon Giddens — At the Purchaser's Option (arr. PUBLIQuartet)
Julia Perry — Prelude for Piano (arr. Hamilton Berry & Jeff Scott)
Jeff Scott — Blues for Buddy
Bass-baritone Davóne Tines ("one of the most powerful voices of our time", LA Times) shares a new version of his "MASS" project together with PUBLIQuartet, the multi-Grammy-nominated improvising string quartet, whose repertoire blends genres and highlights American multiculturalism. "MASS" explores spirituality and mysticism through varied cultural lenses: following the format of a Christian liturgy, Western European, Afro-American, and 21st-century traditions converge in a single dramatic arc.
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About Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Heralded as “[one] of the most powerful voices of our time” by the Los Angeles Times, the “immensely gifted American bass-baritone Davóne Tines has won acclaim, and advanced the field of classical music” (The New York Times) as a path-breaking artist whose work not only encompasses a diverse repertoire but also explores the social issues of today. As a Black, gay, classically trained performer at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics, he is engaged in work that blends opera, art song, contemporary classical music, spirituals, gospel, and songs of protest, as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance that connects to all of humanity.
Mr. Tines was recently named Musical America’s 2022 Vocalist of the Year. He is artist-in-residence at Michigan Opera Theatre—an appointment that culminates in his performance in the title role of Anthony Davis’ X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X in the spring of 2022—and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale’s first-ever Creative Partner. His ongoing projects include Recital No. 1: MASS, a program exploring the Mass woven through Western European, African-American, and 21st-century traditions, with performances this season at the Ravinia Festival, in Washington, DC, and at the Barbican in London. He also performs Concerto No. 1: SERMON—a program he conceived for voice and orchestra that weaves arias by John Adams, Anthony Davis, Igee Dieudonné and Mr. Tines himself, with texts by James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, and Maya Angelou—with the Philadelphia Orchestra and BBC Symphony.
Mr. Tines is a member of American Modern Opera Company (AMOC) and co-creator of The Black Clown, a music theater experience commissioned and premiered by The American Repertory Theater and presented at Lincoln Center. He has premiered works by today’s leading composers, including John Adams, Terence Blanchard, and Matthew Aucoin, and his concert appearances include performances of works ranging from Beethoven’s Ninth with the San Francisco Symphony to Kaija Saariaho’s True Fire with the Orchestre national de France.
Davóne Tines is a winner of the 2020 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, recognizing extraordinary classical musicians of color, and the recipient of the 2018 Emerging Artists Award from Lincoln Center. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Harvard University, where he also serves as guest lecturer.
https://alsoanoperasinger.org/About Curtis Stewart, violin
Curtis Stewart is a multi Grammy-nominated violinist/composer who enjoys bouncing between MTV specials with Wyclef Jean and sold out shows at Madison Square Garden with Stevie Wonder to stints at the Kennedy Center with the Jimmy Heath Big Band and runs at the Guggenheim, MoMA, and Whitney Museums in NYC. Curtis has performed as a classical soloist at Lincoln Center, with the New York Philharmonic Bandwagon, as well as held chamber music residencies at Carnegie Hall, the MET Museum, and National Sawdust. His work realizes a vision to find personal and powerful connections between styles, cultures, and music.
Curtis is Artistic Director of the American Composers Orchestra, faculty at The Juilliard School, director of Contemporary Music at the Perlman Music Program, has been commissioned to write works for the Royal Conservatory of music, The Virginia Symphony, WQXR in New York, Newport Classical Festival La Jolla Festival,The Eastman Cello Institute, The Knights, New York Festival of Song, PUBLIQuartet, and Carnegie Hall: Play/USA.
https://curtisjstewart.com/