Shawn Okpebholo – Past Concerts near Columbus, OH

Streaming premiere of Shawn Okpebholo's Unknown, a dramatic song cycle commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Shawn Okpebholo – Excursions for trombone & piano
Daniel Pesca – Taking a Line for a Walk for violin & piano (world premiere)

Florence Price – Fantasie nègre No. 4 in B minor
Alison Yun-Fei Jiang – Isles
Shawn Okpebholo – mi sueño: afro-flamenco
Augusta Read Thomas – Love Twitters

Diverse, genre-bending program of vocal music by 20th- & 21st-century black composers. Includes re-interpretations of traditional spirituals, bold new works, & folk adaptations.

Music by Johannes Brahms & Charles Gounod; an inspiring collection of songs by J. Rosamond Johnson, Carlos Simon, Dave Ragland, Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, & Shawn Okpebholo; plus a Stevie Wonder classic.

J'Nai Bridges, star mezzo-soprano of the Metropolitan Opera, presents a hand-crafted program featuring works by some of her closest collaborators: Richard Danielpour, Damien Sneed, Patrice Michaels, & Shawn Okpebholo.