Family Concert: Harlem's Little Blackbird
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Sunday, Feb 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location
St. Mark's Church - Capitol Hill
301 A St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Details
In this special program for the young and young at heart, Chiarina presents the DC premiere of Harlem’s Little Blackbird, the story of Jazz-Age performer Florence Mills — set to the music of Scott Joplin and his contemporaries. The program also features American composers Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein, and more, which adults will also enjoy!
This concert is best enjoyed by children ages 5 and up and lasts 50 minutes.
Adult Tickets $15 in advance online
Children and audiences 18 and under attend for free!
Program
Sandra Nikolajevs a setting of Renée Watson’s children’s book Harlem's Little Blackbird, featuring the music of Scott Joplin and H.T. Burleigh Selection of music by Duke Ellington, William Grant Still, John Novacek, Leonard Bernstein, and Antonin Dvořák
Artists
Melissa Wimbish, soprano
Meredith Riley, violin
Celia Hatton, viola
Carrie Bean Stute, cello
Efi Hackmey, piano
