Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture – Past Concerts near Ashburn, VA
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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515 Malcolm X Blvd
New York, NY 10037
United States
Directions
The Harlem Chamber Players: 17th Annual Black History Month Celebration
Thursday, February 13, 2025 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (EST)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY, United States
Terrance McKnight
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Big Timer's Blues
(featuring poetry by Langston Hughes with a traditional spiritual)
Candice Hoyes — Zora's Moon (arr. Jordyn Davis for soprano & string quartet)
Akua Dixon — We The People (for string quartet; NY premiere)
Ernest Chausson — Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37 (for soprano, piano, & string quartet)
Akua Dixon — "Uncross My Soul" from The Opera of Marie Laveau
Akua Dixon — Afrika! Afrika! (for solo cello & string quartet)
Candice Hoyes — Zora's Moon (arr. Jordyn Davis for soprano & string quartet)
Akua Dixon — We The People (for string quartet; NY premiere)
Ernest Chausson — Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37 (for soprano, piano, & string quartet)
Akua Dixon — "Uncross My Soul" from The Opera of Marie Laveau
Akua Dixon — Afrika! Afrika! (for solo cello & string quartet)
Free (Currently sold out; those without RSVPs will be admitted on a "first come, first served" basis)
16th Annual Black History Month Celebration: The Harlem Chamber Players
Thursday, February 15, 2024 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (EST)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY, United States
Rhiannon Giddens
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At the Purchaser's Option
(with variations)
Alice Coltrane — Radhe-Shyam (for solo harp w/string quartet)
João Luiz — Harp Concerto "Recife" ("II. Mar calmo (Cantiga)"; for solo harp w/strings & percussion)
Alice Parker — Take me to the Water (arr. Ashley Jackson for solo harp w/string quintet)
Nathalie Joachim — Ki moun ou ye ("Who are you")
Alice Coltrane — Radhe-Shyam (for solo harp w/string quartet)
João Luiz — Harp Concerto "Recife" ("II. Mar calmo (Cantiga)"; for solo harp w/strings & percussion)
Alice Parker — Take me to the Water (arr. Ashley Jackson for solo harp w/string quintet)
Nathalie Joachim — Ki moun ou ye ("Who are you")
Free (RSVP required)
5 Boroughs Music Festival presents Castle of Our Skins – Love Affects
Friday, November 18, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EST)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY, United States
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
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String Quartet No. 1 "Calvary"
William L. Dawson — Largo for String Quartet (ed. Charlie Harmon)
Adolphus Hailstork — Songs of Love and Justice
Charles Brown — A Song Without Words
Undine Smith Moore — Love Let the Wind Cry...How I Adore Thee
William L. Dawson — Largo for String Quartet (ed. Charlie Harmon)
Adolphus Hailstork — Songs of Love and Justice
Charles Brown — A Song Without Words
Undine Smith Moore — Love Let the Wind Cry...How I Adore Thee
$25 ($15 senior/student)