Performances & Events

American Composers Orchestra

Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall | New York City, NY

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Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we focus on artists’ musical open letters to America, which reflect narratives around the summer homes of turn-of-the-century Black folk; dreams; unspoken emotions; rituals of celebration; and the connection between the historic and current patriotism of Black American women.

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Karen Slack, soprano

Amanda Goookin, cello

Cynthia Yeh, percussion

Carolyn Kuan, conductor

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Hello, America: Letters to Us, from Us

JOSEPH PHILIPS, We hold these truths (ACO Commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

BRITTANY GREEN, Letters to America (ACO Co-commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

KITE, Wičhínčala Šakówin (ACO Commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

SHELLEY WASHINGTON, Haymaker (ACO Commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

JESSIE MONTGOMERY, Procession (arrangement)

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