Upon These Shoulders: Griot Legacies Rise
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - 4:30pm
Free Event
Nashville Downtown Library Auditorium
615 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37219
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Upon These Shoulders 2023 Program Book
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Upon These Shoulders: Griot Legacies Rise honors and artistically explores historic impressions in the African American journal of racial equity and cultural inclusiveness through footprints of yesterday and today. This event will feature musical performances by Choral Arts Link, W. Crimm Singers (aka Wakanda Chorale), Intersection and Nashville Symphony's Accelerando students woven together with interviews.
Upon These Shoulders is an annual event, launched in 2017 by Choral Arts Link and Intersection, working with community partners to celebrate the many heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, historically and today. Performances in this series have included the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by composer Jonathan Bailey Holland exploring race, equity and youth; a celebration of the music of Florence Price, and a 10 day residency by composer and performer Hannibal Lokumbe.
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Presented in partnership with Choral Arts Link and the Nashville Symphony's Accelerando Program
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Intersection Repertoire
Jonathan Bailey Holland: American Voices (2009) for Trombone Choir
Tamica Nicole, Narrator
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Trombone Ensemble
Ryan Brown
Jocelyn Bullock
Rielly Harris
Moses Hatcher
Ryan Hungerpiller
Paul Jenkins
David Loucky
Orlandis Maise *
Jacob Sanchez *
Lincoln Schaaf *
Dayla Spencer *
* Accelerando Student
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