NEC Festival: "I, Too, Sing America: Ruth Crawford Seeger and Other Untold Stories of America"

When:
Tuesday, Nov 12, 2024 7:30p -
10:00p

Where:
Jordan Hall
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115

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Admission:
FREE

Hosted by:
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necmarketing NEC

Categories:
Art, Festivals & Fairs, Music

Event website:
https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-seeger-ives-festival-i-too-sing-america-ruth-crawford-seeger-and-other-untold-stories-of-america/

Tonight’s festival concert by NEC’s Department of Contemporary Musical Arts (CMA), produced by department Cochair Eden MacAdam-Somer, celebrates often untold American voices and perspectives, featuring works of iconoclast and visionary Ruth Crawford Seeger; American Ledger No. 1, by Guest Artist Raven Chacon, a narrative score telling the creation story of the founding of the United States of America; I, Too, a newly commissioned work by CMA faculty Farayi Malek inspired by Langston Hughes’ iconic poem; performances of John Zorn’s COBRA led by Anthony Coleman, a reimagining of Charles Ives’ songs by the Indie/Punk/Art Rock Ensemble (Lautaro Mantilla), and traditional and original works performed by CMA students.

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