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Festival Chamber Music String Duo & Sextet
May
3

Festival Chamber Music String Duo & Sextet

Cost: $16.50 - $44.00 | Time: 7:00 p.m.

 

Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, Violin

Romuald Grimbert-Barré, Violin

James Keene, Violin

Keith Lawrence, Viola

Ryellen Joaquim

Kenneth Law, Cello

Nathaniel P. Taylor

Elizabeth G. Hill, Piano


 

Zoltán Kodály (1894-1926)

      i.        Allegro serioso, non troppo

     ii.         Adagio - Andante

    iii.         Maestoso e largamente, ma non troppo lento - Presto

 

Reinhold Glière String Sextet No. 3 in C Major, Op. 11.

 

      i.         Allegro  

     ii.         Larghetto  

    iii.         Allegro  

    iv.         Allegro vivace


 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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Festival Chamber Music Quartet & Quintet
May
2

Festival Chamber Music Quartet & Quintet

North Charleston Arts Fest

Cost: Free Admission; Tickets Required

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, Violin

Romuald Grimbert-Barré, Violin

James Keene, Violin

Keith Lawrence, Viola

Kenneth Law, Cello

Elizabeth G. Hill, Piano

 

Edmund Thornton Jenkins (1894-1926)

Sonata for Violin and Piano 


Shirley J. Thompson (b. 1958)

Tequesta Song for Piano Quartet

 

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 1

I.          Allegro con Moto

II.         Larghetto

III.        Scherzo-trio

IV.        Allegro Molto

 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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Charlestonia: Folk Rhapsody and Rhapsody in Blue
Feb
10

Charlestonia: Folk Rhapsody and Rhapsody in Blue

Cost: Tickets start at $35 ||Time: 7:30 PM EST

Charleston Gaillard Center presents Colour of Music Festival Charlestonia: Folk Rhapsody

The Colour of Music Festival Orchestra ushers in Black History month in a special events performance highlighting Charleston’s “father of Black contributions” to classical music, Edmund Thornton Jenkins. Never-before-heard compositions include Mr. Jenkins’ South Carolina premiere of his original composition Charlestonia: Folk Rhapsody. The evening will conclude with George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue celebrating the upcoming 100th anniversary of its debut on February 12, 1924!


Leslie B. Dunner, Conductor

Clayton Stephenson, Piano


Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)

Symphony No.1 in G Major
   I. Allegro Presto (excerpt)

 

Edmund Thornton Jenkins (1894-1926)

Rhapsodic Overture  

 

Charlestonia: Folk Rhapsody 

(Original Composition – Charleston Premiere)

 

~Intermission~

 

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Rhapsody in Blue

 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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Colour of Music Festival Quintet
Feb
9

Colour of Music Festival Quintet

Cost: $16.50 - $38.50 |

Time: 7:30 PM EST

Romuald Grimbert-Barre, Violin

Ashley Horne, Violin

Caleb Georges, Viola

Kenneth Law, Cello

Kyle P. Walker, Piano 


Shirley J. Thompson (b. 1958)

Tequesta Song for Piano Quartet

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 1

I. Allegro con Moto
II.  Larghetto
III.  Scherzo-trio
IV.  Allegro Molto

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Piano Quintet, Op.44

I. Allegro brillante
II. In modo d'una marcia, un poco largamente
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo

 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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Composer Spotlight: Dame Shirley J. Thompson, OBE
Feb
9

Composer Spotlight: Dame Shirley J. Thompson, OBE

Cost: $16.50 - $33 |

Time: 2:00 PM EST

Christopher Brooks, PhD and Dame Shirley J. Thompson, OBE

Exploring the extraordinary career of a Black British Classical Luminary: Dame Shirley J. Thompson, OBE

    I.         Violinist and musician

     II.         Life as a composer

   III.         King Charles Commission

   IV.         Breaking barriers as conductor

    V.         Self-producing artist


 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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Masterworks: The Grey Land Mono-Opera
Feb
8

Masterworks: The Grey Land Mono-Opera

Cost: $16.50 - $38.50 |

Time: 7:30 PM EST

The Grey Land, a mono-opera, is a forward-thinking composition by Joseph C. Phillips, Jr., scored for soprano, narrator, and a musical ensemble made up of strings, woodwinds, harp, four electric guitars, electric bass, and two electric pianos

Brandon Keith Brown, conductor

Rebecca L. Hargrave, soprano


The Grey Land - Mono Opera

Joseph C. Phillips, Jr. (b. 1967)

(Excerpts)

 

Movement 1. Ferguson: Summer of 2014

Words By Isaac Butler

 

Movement 4. One Side Losing Slowly

Word by Joseph C. Phillips, Jr.

 

Movement 6. Don’t (Aria)

            Words by Joseph C. Phillips, Jr.

 

Movement 11. Liberty Bell

            Words by Sonia Sotomayer

 

Movement 13. Streets of Sighs

 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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Composer Spotlight: Edmund Thornton Jenkins Panel Discussion
Feb
8

Composer Spotlight: Edmund Thornton Jenkins Panel Discussion

Cost: $16.50 - $27.50 | Time: 2:00 PM EST

A Panel Discussion on Edmund Thornton Jenkins’ legacy with Tuffus Zimbabwe and Dr. Karen Chandler

Tuffus Zimbabwe is not only a renowned musician and fellow Charlestonian, but he’s also the keyboardist for Saturday Night Live and the great-nephew of composer Edmund Thornton Jenkins. Edmund was an American composer during the Harlem Renaissance spending most of his life abroad studying at the Royal Academy of Music after arriving in England by way of playing/directing the band of his father’s Jenkins Orphanage. Tuffus restored, edited, and arranged Edmund's music from handwritten manuscripts into printed score.

 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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All-Female Virtuosi
Feb
7

All-Female Virtuosi

Cost: $16.50 - $38.50

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Time: 7:30 PM EST

Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, Soloist & Conductor


Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

String Sextet in D minor 

“Souvenir de Florence” (Movement I) 

 

Shirley J. Thompson (b. 1958)

Semplice Sempre For Strings

 

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Deep River 

Arr. Shirley J. Thompson

 

Stephan Koncz (b. 1984)

A New Satisfaction (Gymnopédie No. 1)

 

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Clair de lune 

Arr. Stephan Koncz

 

Kenji Bunch (b.1973) 

String Circle: I. Lowdown

 

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Primavera Porteño

 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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Piano & Vocal Recital
Feb
7

Piano & Vocal Recital

Cost: $16.50 - $27.50 |

Time: 2:00 PM EST

Colour of Music Festival Piano Recital 

Kyle P. Walker, Pianist

 

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Etude in A-flat (Aeolian Harp) Op. 25 No. 1

 

Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949)

From the Southland

I. Through Moanin' Pines

 

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875- 1912) 

Three-Fours Op. 71

I.    Allegro molto

II.   Andante 

 

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)    

Seven Variations on “God Save The King,” Wo078    



Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)

Troubled Water from Spiritual Sketches


Colour of Music Festival Vocal Recital 

Rebecca L. Hargrove, Soprano

Kyle P. Walker, Pianist

A Harlem Renaissance Recital

 

Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956)

Harlem Night Song

Joy

My People

Dream Variations Set

Dream Variations

 

Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)

Minstrel Man

 

Richard Thompson (b. 1954)

Negro Speaks of Rivers  

I Too, Sing America 

 

~pause~

  

David N. Baker (b. 1970)

A Good Assassination Should be Quiet

Status Symbol

 

Florence B. Price (1886-1953)

Hold Fast to Dreams

 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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Piano & Violin Duo
Feb
6

Piano & Violin Duo

Cost: $16.50 - $38.50 |

Time: 7:30 PM EST

Michael L. Jorgensen, Violin

Elizabeth G. Hill, Piano


Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint Georges (1745 – 1799)

Three Sonatas for Violin and Piano

 

Sonata in B-flat Major

 

I.               Allegro

II.             Tempo di Minuetto

 

Sonata in A Major

 

            I.Allegro moderato   

            II.Andantino

 

Sonata in G Minor

            I.Allegro   

            II.Rondeau gracioso

~Pause~

 

William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Seven Traceries for Solo Piano


I. Cloud Cradles
II. Mystic Pool
III. Muted Laughter
IV. Out of the Silence
V. Woven Silver
VI. Wailing Dawn
VII. A Bit of Wit


Jessie Montgomery (b.1981)

Peace for Violin and Piano

Florence B. Price (1887-1953)

Fantasie No. 1 in G Minor for Violin and Piano

 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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Colour of Music Festival Octet at the MOJA Arts Festival
Oct
4

Colour of Music Festival Octet at the MOJA Arts Festival

Cost: Tickets Start at $35 |

Time: 7:30PM

 

VIOLIN

Anyango Yarbo-Davenport

Romuald Grimbert-Barré

James Keene

Michael L. Jorgensen

 

VIOLA

Basil Vendryes

Alexandra D'Amico

CELLO

Nathaniel P. Taylor

Boubacar Diallo

 

FLUTE

Meghan Bennett

PIANO

Leonard O. Hayes

Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882-1945)  

His Song  

 

Coleridge Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004)

Toccata for Solo Piano  

 

Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)

D’ un matin de printemps       

 

William Grant Still (1895-1978)     

Arr. Alexa Still

Songs

If You Should Go

Song for the Lonely

Bayou Home

 

Edmund Thornton Jenkins (1894-1926) 

Arr. Tuffus Zimbabwe

Negro Symphonie Dramatique

(Movements IV Parts 3 & 4)

 

José White Lafitte (1836-1918)

La Bella Cubana

 

- Pause –  

 

Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)

Umoja   

 

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)      

String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 2

I.          Allegro moderato ma con fuoco

II.        Andante

III.       Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo

IV.        Presto

 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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Colour of Music Festival Chamber Music Quartet & Sextet Ensembles
May
5

Colour of Music Festival Chamber Music Quartet & Sextet Ensembles

Cost: $16.50 - $44 | Time: 7:30 p.m.

 

Violin: Anyango Yarbo-Davenport | James Keene

Viola: Jerome McCoy | Alexandra D’Amico

Cello: Nathaniel Taylor | Rahel Lulseged

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American Quartet”

I. Allegro ma non troppo

II. Lento

III. Molto vivace

IV. Finale: vivace ma non tropp

Edmund Thornton Jenkins (1894-1926)

Reverie Fantasy

Arr. Tuffus Zimbabwe

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

String Sextet in D minor "Souvenir de Florence," Op. 70

I. Allegro con spirito

II. Adagio cantabile e con moto

III. Allegretto moderato

IV. Allegro con brio e vivace

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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Colour of Music Festival Chamber Music Quartet, Quintet & Sextet Ensembles
May
4

Colour of Music Festival Chamber Music Quartet, Quintet & Sextet Ensembles

Time: 7:00 p.m.

 

Violin: Anyango Yarbo-Davenport | James Keene

Viola: Jerome McCoy | Alexandra D’Amico

Cello: Nathaniel Taylor | Rahel Lulseged

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American Quartet”

I. Allegro ma non troppo

IV.  Finale: vivace ma non troppo

 

Edmund Thornton Jenkins (1894-1926)

Negro Symphony

(Movements IV Parts 3&4)

Arr. Tuffus Zimbabwe

 

Edmund Thornton Jenkins (1894-1926)

Reverie Fantasy
Arr. Tuffus Zimbabwe

 

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

String Sextet in D minor "Souvenir de Florence," Op. 70

I. Allegro con spirito

IV. Allegro con brio e vivace

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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An Open Score with Tuffus Zimbabwe
May
3

An Open Score with Tuffus Zimbabwe

Cost: $25 - $35 | Time: 12:00 noon

Tickets are $25 for members and $35 for guests, and include a boxed lunch.

843.723.9912

Tuffus Zimbabwe is not only a renowned musician and fellow Charlestonian, but he’s also the keyboardist for Saturday Night Live and the great-nephew of composer Edmund Thornton Jenkins. Edmund was an American composer during the Harlem Renaissance spending most of his life abroad studying at the Royal Academy of Music after arriving in England by way of playing/directing the band of his father’s Jenkins Orphanage. Tuffus restored, edited, and arranged Edmund's music from handwritten manuscripts into printed score.

Mr. Zimbabwe will join us on the eve of the Colour of Music Festival‘s latest Charleston performance, which kicks off on May 4th, and features a debut of three pieces by his great-uncle. Learn the insider’s history of the ‘father of Lowcountry Black Classic Music,’ as well as some background on the quintet compositions that he has created in homage and further insights into the cultural and historical relevance of his family’s imprint on classical music via Charlestonia, perhaps one of the greatest musical tributes to Charleston.

 
 

Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.

 
 
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