The Apollo Theater presents
The Salon Series June 2007:
The Composers. The Process. The MUSIC.
Witness daring works-in-development!
Fred Ho & his Afro-Asian Music Ensemble present Dragon vs. Eagle: Enter the White Barbarians! (Friday, June 15th & Saturday, June 16th)
New York City Opera presents a preview of Margaret Garner: A New Opera by Toni Morrison & Richard Danielpour (Tuesday, June 19th)
Vocal Landscapes: A Composer’s Journey with Diedre Murray (Thursday, June 21st & Friday June 22nd)
All performances start at 7:30
ALL SEATS just $15
Q&A’s follow each performance!
Fred Ho & his Afro-Asian Music Ensemble present Dragon vs. Eagle: Enter the White Barbarians!
Friday, June 15th & Saturday, June 16th
Audience votes will help shape the conclusion of the latest experimental work-in-progress by this lauded Chinese-American writer & composer. Featuring stunning live jazz performances, 3 dynamic actress-narrators, & thought-provoking allegories, this workshop production showcases a mythical clash of cultures, philosophies, & the world’s remaining two super powers.
New York City Opera presents excerpts of Margaret Garner: A New Opera by Toni Morrison & Richard Danielpour
Tuesday, June 19th
An Apollo audience advance viewing of excerpts from New York City’s forthcoming opera based on the events which inspired writer Toni Morrison’s acclaimed Beloved. Performances by New York City Opera cast members & commentary by composer Richard Danielpour, director Tazwell Thompson, & historian Dr. Delores M. Walters illuminate this powerful work & timeless message.
Vocal Landscapes: A Composer’s Journey with Diedre Murray
Thursday, June 21st & Friday, June 22nd
Explore award-winning composer Diedre Murray’s unique odyssey as a music innovator via selections from The Voice Within, an a cappella soundscape of identity, & Fangs, a tale of four African-American men returning to New Orleans. The night is enhanced by the musical voices of Ronelle Bey, Roosevelt A. Credit, Tulivu Donna Cumberbatch, Roberta Gumbel, LaTanya Hall, Griffin Matthews, & Richard Waits.
Support for the Salon Series June 2007 is provided by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Salon Series Salon Series June 2007 also is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs & the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Dragon vs. Eagle is produced by Peregrine Arts & Big Red Media & with partial support from the Rockefeller Foundation Multi-Arts Program. Vocal Landscapes – A Composer’s Journey is presented in association with Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall’s WaterWorks initiative & the Music-Theatre Group. WaterWorks is sponsored by Time Warner, Inc.
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