UPCOMING FESTIVAL EVENTS
UPCOMING FESTIVAL EVENTS
Festival Chamber Music Quartet & Quintet
Cost: Free Admission; Tickets Required
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Colour of Music Festival Chamber Music Quartet & Quintet at North Charleston Arts Fest
Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.
Festival Chamber Music String Duo & Sextet
Cost: $16.50 - $44.00 | Time: 7:00 p.m.
Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.