February 16, 2019, 5:00pm: AAN 3RD Annual Black History Month Celebration: Original New Opera by Renee Baker
AAN 3RD Annual Black History Month Celebration:
Original New Opera by Renee Baker
February 16, 2019 | 5pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Buntrock Hall
220 S. Michigan Avenue | Chicago, IL
Tickets: $25
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s African American Network invites you to its 3rd annual Black History Month Celebration! Hear a new opera composed by Renée Baker entitled The Baldwin Chronicles: Midnight Ramble.
The Baldwin Chronicles is a multimedia musical work based on texts by American novelist James Baldwin, including his poem “Conundrum” from Jimmy’s Blues and Other Poems. Just as relevant now as he was in the mid-twentieth century, Baldwin’s writing painted a nuanced portrait of Black life in America. After the opera, Baker and guests will lead a Q&A.
Renée Baker director, Chicago Modern Orchestra Project
Dee Alexander, vocalist
Rae-Myra Hilliard, vocalist
Vickie Johnson, vocalist
Sheila Jones, vocalist
Robert Sims, vocalist
Julian Otis, vocalist
Cornelius Johnson, vocalist
Taalib-Din Ziyad, vocalist
Saalik Ziyad, vocalist
Yoseph Henry, vocalist
Jeffrey Burish, vocalist
The Keith Hampton Singers | Kenwood Academy Orchestra