ASU Chamber Orchestra Strings: Reflections of Hope and Home
Event description
- Arts and entertainment
- Family friendly
- Open to the public
Join the ASU Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Bernard Roumain and guests from ASU’s Theatre and Dance program in a meditative concert in celebration of Black History Month. In addition to Quinn Mason’s moving Reflections on a Memorial, Julius Eastman’s minimalist masterpiece Joy Boy and Roumain’s ode to Rosa Parks Isorhythmicnationlistic, ASU Alumni soprano Yophi Adia returns to sing a newly created arrangement of Roumain’s powerful They Still Want to Kill Us written to commemorate the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
Quinn Mason: Reflections on a Memorial
Julius Eastman: Joy Boy
Daniel Bernard Roumain: Isorhythmiclationistic from String Quartet No. 5 “Rosa Parks”
Daniel Bernard Roumain: They Still Want to Kill Us (world premiere arrangement)
Jessie Montgomery: I Want to Go Home
Face coverings are recommended in School of Music, Dance and Theatre indoor performance spaces. University COVID-19 information may be found at https://eoss.asu.edu/health/announcements/coronavirus.