Music From Home: Music by Black Composers Active in the United States
$35 ($28 student/senior/military, $17.50 ages 6-17; ages 5 & under free)
- Ellaina Lewis, soprano
- Robert Murphy, violin
- Kim Davenport, piano
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Richard Thompson — Selected works
Music From Home is Lakewold’s monthly series of intimate chamber music concerts held in the historic Wagner House. For the 2024 season, Lakewold Gardens is pleased to present "Sounds of the Homelands." The first of the season's American Focus subset, this concert features music by contemporary African American composers. Soprano Ellaina Lewis, Robert Murphy (violin) and Kim Davenport (piano) will perform pieces by Dorothy Rudd Moore, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Richard Thompson, and more. University of Puget Sound faculty member and musicologist Gwynne Brown will offer an introductory talk about the music.
Your ticket includes admission to the gardens plus a complimentary beverage and dessert.
About Ellaina Lewis, soprano
About Robert Murphy, violin
About Kim Davenport, piano
Pianist Kim Davenport has been working as a professional musician since her teen years, with extensive work as a collaborative artist. As a performer, she is primarily interested in new and under-represented works. Her primary focus in recent years has been to perform and record solo and chamber works of African-American composers.
She holds undergraduate degrees in music and piano performance from the University of Washington, and completed her Master of Music in piano performance at Northwestern University. Davenport currently is adjunct professor of musicology at the University of Puget Sound School of Music, maintains a private piano studio in Tacoma, and teaches a variety of music classes at the University of Washington Tacoma.
https://kimdavenportpiano.com/