Musica Reginae: Sedalia to Harlem – A Celebration of Black Culture in America
$23.41 ($12.71 student)
- David Close, piano & host
- Jay Aubrey Jones, baritone
- Alphonso Horne, trumpet
- Rossano Sportiello, jazz piano
Back by popular demand after performing to a sold-out crowd last season, join MRP founder Maestro David Close as he returns to host and guide you through musical gems of jazz, opera, and African American Spirituals, tracing the rich tradition of black music, art, and culture in America. Special guest artists will be announced on our social media and undated here on Eventbrite mid-autumn.
Advance ticket purchase is recommended but tickets will be available at the door starting one hour prior to performance. Cash and credit card accepted at the door.
At 4pm there will be a free interactive concert for kids featuring artists who will perform on the 7:30pm program. Anyone who attends the kiddie show and brings proof of attendance will receive 50% off the concert ticket price for the evening show (2 tickets per person will be honored at this discount). More information: https://www.livemusicproject.org/events/79281/musica-reginae-sedalia-to-harlem-a-celebration-of-black-culture-in-america-free-interactive-concert-for-kids
About Musica Reginae
Founded in 2000, Musica Reginae Productions (MRP) brings innovative programming and world-renowned artists to concert spaces in Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the world. MRP's mission is to be "Your natural choice for fine music in Queens."
MRP produces affordable, informative, and family-friendly concerts featuring music that draws its inspiration from the classical, chamber, opera, jazz, and world music literature. Our concerts provide a venue for talented and exciting young and established artists and we have become increasingly devoted to presenting new music by emerging composers, particularly those who have an affiliation with NYC and with our home borough of Queens. MRP fulfills its educational outreach mission with its Community Concerts for Kids, a free interactive, educational series for children and families ages 4 and up, led by teaching artists Beata Moon and MRP Artistic Director Barbara Podgurski. In addition, our artists perform at several public events every year including the 9/11 ceremonies in lower Manhattan and have also performed for Pope Francis during his Papal Visit of 2015.
About David Close, piano & host
About Jay Aubrey Jones, baritone
Actor-singer Jay Aubrey Jones has appeared in roles on Broadway and television, including Shortcut to Happiness (2003), Gotham (2014), and Only Murders in the Building (2021). He is also known for his pronunciation recording of the word "laurel" for Vocabulary.com, which became the source of the viral "Yanny or Laurel" auditory illusion.