Saturday, October 28, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
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$19–$112 (student, military, young professional discounts available)

Emmy– and Tony Award–winning actress Phylicia Rashad narrates a powerful new NSO co-commission commemorating the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's iconic 1963 speech at Amherst College. Also on the program: Duke Ellington's swinging trip to Jazz-age Harlem and John Adams' Harmonielehre, inspired by the composer's vision of an oil tanker blasting into space.

Performances on Oct. 26 and 28.

About Phylicia Rashad, narrator

Phylicia Rashad is an American actress. She is dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University and best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show which earned her Emmy Award nominations in 1985 and 1986. She also played Ruth Lucas on Cosby.

https://www.instagram.com/phyliciarashad/?hl=en

About Kevin John Edusei, conductor

German conductor Kevin John Edusei is sought-after the world over. He is deeply committed to the creative elements of performance, presenting classical music in new formats, cultivating audiences, introducing music by under-represented composers, and conducting an eclectic range of repertoire. He is praised repeatedly for the drama and tension that he brings to his music-making, as well as for his attention to detail, sense of architecture, and the fluidity, warmth, and insight that he brings to his performances.

https://www.kevinjohnedusei.com/en/home