Music and Muse : A Celebration of Phillis Wheatley Peters
Schedule
Sun Oct 20 2024 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Van Cortlandt House Museum | The Bronx, NY
About this Event
Join us for an autumnal afternoon of music, poetry, and conversation on the lawn at Van Cortlandt House Museum for this debut collaboration of National Book Award-winning poet and musician Cornelius Eady and composer and musician Charlie Rauh as they celebrate the life and work of Phillis Wheatley Peters.
Admission is free. Pre-registration is required to receive in advance a copy of Cornelius Eady's Mercy cycle of poetry and the poems of Phillis Wheatley that inspired Charlie Rauh.
The subject of the Mercy poetry cycle is Phillis Wheatley Peters, the first enslaved person in the American Colonies to publish a full-length volume of poems. She was captured when she was 7 or 8 years old, and the poems seek to capture the feeling of a young girl. Losing her native language and slipping on the language and customs of her owners, the struggle, the joy of achievement, and the contradictions we all still float inside today as a culture.
- Cornelius Eady
My lullaby cycle, A Hymn To The Morning (Destiny Records), seeks to translate the dynamic beauty of Phillis Wheatley Peters’ poetry into music. Taking note of the nuanced language, symbolism, tone, and layered messaging within the literature - the music attempts to interpret rather than merely react. In this program that includes both solo guitar performances as well as open discussion, the focus is meant to remain on the essence of Wheatley Peters’ writing and how music can assist in sharing her singular voice.
- Charlie Rauh
Free parking is available at the Van Cortlandt Park golf course lot, and there are metered spots on Broadway.
Public Transportation:
- Subway: #1 to 242nd Street Station, then walk north on Broadway to the tree-lined pedestrian path leading into the park.
- Bus: Bx9 to West 246th Street and Broadway, then walk into the park on the tree-lined pedestrian path leading into the park.
- BxM3 Express Bus to 246th Street and Broadway, then walk into the park on the tree-lined pedestrian path leading into the park.
- Metro-North Hudson River Line to Marble Hill Station, transfer to the Bx9 bus or #1 subway as above.
Photo of Cornelius Eady by Matthew Thompson.
Where is it happening?
The Van Cortlandt House Museum, 6036 Broadway, Van Cortlandt Park, The Bronx, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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