PROGRAM

Deep River Shawn Okpebholo
Affirmations Carlos Simon
Meditation Joel Thompson
Danse Africaine Jessie Montgomery
Loisaida, My Love Jessie Montgomery
Sometimes I Cry Jasmine Barnes
The Fall Jasmine Barnes
Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow* Damien Geter
Seven Prayers: Hope for Everybody** Dave Ragland

* Oregon Premiere
* * World Premiere commissioned by Resonance Ensemble

ABOUT THE CONCERT

Performed by the award-winning Resonance Ensemble, this concert showcases works by The Blacknificent 7, a dynamic network of trailblazing Black composers. The collective includes: Damien Geter, Jasmine Barnes, Jessie Montgomery, Shawn Okpebholo, Dave Ragland, Carlos Simon, and Joel Thompson.

The program will feature:

• The world premiere of Seven Prayers: Hope for Everyone by four-time Emmy-nominated composer Dave Ragland, who will join us for a post-concert panel discussion.

• The Oregon premiere of Damien Geter’s Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow, featuring soprano Nicole Greenidge Joseph and Oregon Symphony principal cellist Nancy Ives.

Katherine FitzGibbon, conductor
Shohei Kobayashi, conductor
Damien Geter, curator
Dave Ragland, commissioned composer
Claire Forstman, piano
Nancy Ives, cello
Nicole Greenidge Joseph, soprano soloist

THIS PERFORMANCE IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY Resonance Donors for Black Excellence, The Dinah Dodds Fund for New Art, Ronni Lacroute, The Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Cultural Trust, Regional Arts & Culture Council, The City of Portland– the Office of Arts & Culture, and the Oregon Community Foundation

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