Celebrity Series of Boston: Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
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- Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
- Lindsay Garritson, piano
Kurt Weill — Selected works
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Paul Bowles — Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
William Grant Still — Selected works
Marques L.A. Garrett — Selected works
Moses Hogan — Selected works
Note: Due to the current surge of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the Boston area, Celebrity Series will not be welcoming audiences in person for the Dashon Burton, bass-baritone performance. It will proceed as previously scheduled livestreamed digital performances, with an on-demand viewing period of seven days. More information on the digital performance here: https://www.celebrityseries.org/productions/digital-concert-dashon-burton-bass-baritone/
In a performance thankfully rescheduled from our 2020/21 season, bass-baritone extraordinaire Dashon Burton makes his Celebrity Series headlining debut with a uniquely American program with pianist Lindsay Garritson. Our audiences might know him as a founding member of contemporary vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, but his artistry is even more expansive than suggested by that superlative association. Burton is also increasingly known for his enlightening and varied explorations of American music and history, and tonight’s program will add to that reputation.
Across five chapters — “The Shoulders of Giants,” “ Black Like Me: Songs of the Diaspora,” “The Makers,” “Langston and the Masters,” and “The Modern” — Burton will present a sweeping survey of great and significant American music, including works by John Jacob Niles, Kurt Weill, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Paul Bowles, Margaret Bonds, William Grant Still, Marques L. A. Garrett, and Moses Hogan. The songs are well suited for a voice as majestic as Burton’s, and the composers’ stories are as intriguing as their time-tested creations. Taken together, this is an ambitiously curated and insightful suite aptly titled American Stories.
This performance will stream January 19-25, 2022.