Black composers – Upcoming Concerts
Here & Now Series: Raman Ramakrishnan, cello & Thomas Sauer, piano
Friday, March 29, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
Bargemusic, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Lera Auerbach,
Harold Meltzer,
John Tavener,
Eric Moe,
Tania León, and
Jonathan Chenette.
$35
Shriver Hall Concert Series: Isidore Quartet
Saturday, March 30, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:45pm (EDT)
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 "Dissonance"
Billy Childs — String Quartet No. 2 "Awakening"
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3
Billy Childs — String Quartet No. 2 "Awakening"
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3
RSVP required; $10 suggested donation
UMD Faculty Artist Series: Murasaki Duo
Saturday, March 30, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Gildenhorn Recital Hall at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, MD, United States
Online and in-person
Free
Orquesta Northwest: Celebrating International Women's Day
Saturday, March 30, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Tagney Jones Hall at the Opera Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Amy Beach
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Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 "Gaelic"
Tania León — Alegre
Catherine McMichael — Three Philosophies for Flute and Orchestra
Tania León — Alegre
Catherine McMichael — Three Philosophies for Flute and Orchestra
Free
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: Imani Winds
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Damien Geter
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I Said What I Said
Carlos Simon — Giants
Paquito D'Rivera — Aires Tropicales
Shawn Okpebholo — Rise
Andy Akiho — BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging
Billy Taylor — I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (arr. Mark Dover)
Carlos Simon — Giants
Paquito D'Rivera — Aires Tropicales
Shawn Okpebholo — Rise
Andy Akiho — BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging
Billy Taylor — I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (arr. Mark Dover)
$50
The Kennedy Center Chamber Players Spring Concert
Thursday, April 4, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Carlos Simon
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An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave
(for string quartet)
Samuel Barber — Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6
Derek Douglas Carter — Breonna's Lullaby (for piano, viola, double bass, & clarinet)
Franz Schubert — Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "Trout"
Samuel Barber — Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6
Derek Douglas Carter — Breonna's Lullaby (for piano, viola, double bass, & clarinet)
Franz Schubert — Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "Trout"
$39
Kronos Quartet: Five Decades (Rohnert Park, California)
Thursday, April 4, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Weill Hall at the Green Music Center, Rohnert Park, CA, United States
Aleksandra Vrebalov
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Gold Came From Space
Sara Miyamoto / Sun Ra / Terry Riley — Kiss Yo' Ass Goodbye (arr. Paul Wiancko)
Sahba Aminikia — Chāhār Fasl (Four Seasons)
Gabriella Smith — Keep Going ("II. Isabel")
Michael Gordon — gfedcba
Nicole Lizée — ZonelyHearts
Sara Miyamoto / Sun Ra / Terry Riley — Kiss Yo' Ass Goodbye (arr. Paul Wiancko)
Sahba Aminikia — Chāhār Fasl (Four Seasons)
Gabriella Smith — Keep Going ("II. Isabel")
Michael Gordon — gfedcba
Nicole Lizée — ZonelyHearts
$25-$75
Sound Off: Music for Bail presents Our Anthem: An Orchestral Activation
Friday, April 5, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
The Church of the Village, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
J. Rosamond Johnson
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Lift Every Voice and Sing
(arr. Jay Julio)
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Michael Abels — Delights and Dances
Frederick C. Tillis — Niger Symphony (NYC premiere)
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Michael Abels — Delights and Dances
Frederick C. Tillis — Niger Symphony (NYC premiere)
$20 ($15 Supermusers)
Emory Candler Series: Randall Goosby, violin
Friday, April 5, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Emerson Concert Hall at Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Atlanta, GA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 3
Johannes Brahms — Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
Florence Price — Fantasie No. 1 in G minor for Violin and Piano
Florence Price — Fantasie No. 2 in F-sharp minor for Violin and Piano
Richard Strauss — Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18
Johannes Brahms — Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
Florence Price — Fantasie No. 1 in G minor for Violin and Piano
Florence Price — Fantasie No. 2 in F-sharp minor for Violin and Piano
Richard Strauss — Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18
$35
Sweet Honey in the Rock with Resonance Ensemble
Friday, April 5, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR, United States
$69
Fragments – Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Saturday, April 6, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Selected works
Courtney Bryan — Selected works
Gabriel Kahane — Selected works
Matthias Pintscher — Selected works
Missy Mazzoli — Selected works
Michi Wiancko — Selected works
Courtney Bryan — Selected works
Gabriel Kahane — Selected works
Matthias Pintscher — Selected works
Missy Mazzoli — Selected works
Michi Wiancko — Selected works
$40-$75
Argento New Music Project: Made in America
Saturday, April 6, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (EDT)
Benzaquen Hall at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, NY, United States
Edgard Varèse
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Octandre
William Grant Still — Mother and Child
Charles Ives — The Housatonic at Stockbridge
Charles Ives — Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Sang Song — Hoarding Behaviors (world premiere)
William Grant Still — Mother and Child
Charles Ives — The Housatonic at Stockbridge
Charles Ives — Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Sang Song — Hoarding Behaviors (world premiere)
Suggested donation: $20 general, $10 student ($1 minimum)
Sweet Honey in the Rock with Resonance Ensemble
Saturday, April 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Portland Center Stage at The Armory, Portland, OR, United States
$69-$79
Oregon Symphony: Mozart's Requiem
Saturday, April 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
William Grant Still
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Darker America
James B. Wilson — Remnants for Poet and Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Requiem in D minor, K. 626
James B. Wilson — Remnants for Poet and Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Requiem in D minor, K. 626
$25-$132
Oregon Symphony: Mozart's Requiem
Sunday, April 7, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
William Grant Still
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Darker America
James B. Wilson — Remnants for Poet and Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Requiem in D minor, K. 626
James B. Wilson — Remnants for Poet and Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Requiem in D minor, K. 626
$25-$128
Auburn Symphony: From Marimba to Mozart
Sunday, April 7, 2024 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 "Prague"
Emmanuel Séjourné — Concerto for Marimba and Strings
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Emmanuel Séjourné — Concerto for Marimba and Strings
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
$42 ($37 senior, $12 student)
Oregon Symphony: Mozart's Requiem
Monday, April 8, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
William Grant Still
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Darker America
James B. Wilson — Remnants for Poet and Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Requiem in D minor, K. 626
James B. Wilson — Remnants for Poet and Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Requiem in D minor, K. 626
$25-$128
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Alicia Hall Moran, mezzo-soprano; Allison Loggins-Hull, flute; Gabriela Martinez, piano
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (EDT)
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Allison Loggins-Hull
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Selected works
Alicia Hall Moran — Through the Deep End
Paola Prestini — Psithurism, his song
Sarah Kirkland Snider — Parallel Play
Jessica Meyer — Axé
Alicia Hall Moran — Through the Deep End
Paola Prestini — Psithurism, his song
Sarah Kirkland Snider — Parallel Play
Jessica Meyer — Axé
$30 ($10 student)
WoCo Fest 2024 Evolve: Opening Concert
Friday, April 12, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
AMP by Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, United States
Online and in-person
Embark on a musical odyssey at the Opening Concert of WoCo Fest 2024: Evolve! Be dazzled with a world-premiere performance by Thalea String…
In person: $22-$32 ($10 student) |
Stream: $5
Nashville Symphony: Dawson, Price, & Gershwin's America
Friday, April 12, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (CDT)
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN, United States
Florence Price
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Dances in the Canebrakes
(arr. William Grant Still)
George Gershwin — Piano Concerto in F
William L. Dawson — Negro Folk Symphony
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin — Piano Concerto in F
William L. Dawson — Negro Folk Symphony
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue
$20-$161
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