NSO Family Concert: 'This Is the Rope': A Story from the Great Migration
Sunday, April 2, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
Washington,
DC,
United States
$18-$20
- Jacqueline Woodson, narrator
- Kyle J. Dickson, guest conductor
- Quinn Mason, guest conductor
William Grant Still
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Poem for Orchestra
Quinn Mason — This Is the Rope (world premiere; written & narrated by Jacqueline Woodson)
Florence Price — Dances in the Canebrakes
Carlos Simon — The Block
Quinn Mason — This Is the Rope (world premiere; written & narrated by Jacqueline Woodson)
Florence Price — Dances in the Canebrakes
Carlos Simon — The Block
The story of one family's journey north during the Great Migration starts one summer with a little girl in South Carolina finding a rope under a tree. She has no idea, however, that the rope will become a compelling part of her family's history. This world premiere NSO Family Concert features Education Artist-in-Residence Jacqueline Woodson reading This Is the Rope onstage, along with new music played by the NSO and conducted by Kyle Dickson and Quinn Mason.
Most enjoyed by ages 7+
About Jacqueline Woodson, narrator
About Kyle J. Dickson, guest conductor
About Quinn Mason, guest conductor
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NWWashington, DC 20566
United States
https://www.kennedy-center.org/visit/exploring-our-spaces/concert-hall/