Looking Back and Looking Forward: African-American Composers
Nov 2023
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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Crossing Borders Music live performance in collaboration with Lake Forest/ Lake Bluff History Center and Lake Forest College.
Looking Back and Looking Forward: African-American Composers This program features music by Black American composers of yesterday and today, including “Five Folksongs in Counterpoint” by trailblazing, early 20th century Chicagoan Florence Price - plus a reading of new works by four youth composers from Chicago's West side! The program will also include "Rara" by Jean "Rudy" Perrault, "Forgotten Royalty" by Jessica T Carter, and "Stand Up (for Breonna Taylor)" by Jordyn Davis - all commissioned by Crossing Borders Music. Plus, hear a world premiere performance of the fun and expressive music of Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins arranged for string quartet by AJ Isaacson-Zvidzwa!
On Campus Accessibility Accommodations:
Contact Kirsten Schramm at 847-735-5167 or kschramm@lakeforest.edu at least 72 hours in advance.
