Black & Brown Classical Composers in Arturo Schomburg's Era

The Harlem Chamber Players presents Black and Brown Classical Composers in Arturo Schomburg's Era, a lecture-concert celebrating Arturo Schomburg and the Schomburg Center's Centennial. The program includes a world premier preview of an opera about Arturo Schomburg by composer Dr. Carlos Carillo and librettist Dr. Vanessa Valdés. Dr. Zuly Inirio will join members of The Harlem Chamber Players in performing Cinco canciones negras by the Spanish composer Xavier Montsalvatge and members of Harlem Opera Theater will join in selections from Verdi's Aida and Meyerbeer's L'Africaine in a nod to the soprano Caterina Jarboro, whom Schomburg reviewed when she gave her debut at the Hippodrome in 1933. The concert will be followed by a panel discussion with the artists led by Dr. Valdés, author of the biography Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg.

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FEATURED PARTICIPANTS
Dr. Zuly Inirio, soprano
Dr. Vanessa Valdés, moderator, speaker
Dr. Carlos Carillo, composer

Dr. Gregory Hopkins, piano
Lynnesha Crump, soprano
Rocky Sellers, bass-baritone

Ashley Horne, violin
Claire Chan, violin
William Frampton, viola
Wayne Smith, cello

The non-profit Harlem Chamber Players Inc., is an ethnically diverse collective of professional classical musicians dedicated to bringing high-caliber, affordable, accessible live classical music to people in the Harlem community and beyond. The Harlem Chamber Players help build diverse audiences for classical music through community and educational outreach as well as collaborations with other arts organizations, schools and cultural institutions. The Harlem Chamber Players promote an appreciation for live classical music, local community access to the arts and arts inclusion.

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GUESTS Please note that holding seats in the Langston Hughes Auditorium is strictly prohibited and there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center.

ACCESSIBLILITY Accessibility requests can be made by e-mail [email protected].

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PRESS Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Leah Drayton at [email protected].

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