NEC Festival: "I, Too, Sing America: Ruth Crawford Seeger and Other Untold Stories of America"

Name: NEC Festival: "I, Too, Sing America: Ruth Crawford Seeger and Other Untold Stories of America"
Start: 2024-11-12T19:30:00-05:00
Location: New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall

Schedule

Tue Nov 12 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall | Boston, MA

Tonight’s festival concert by NEC’s Department of Contemporary Musical Arts, celebrates often untold American voices and perspectives, featuring works of iconoclast and visionary Ruth Crawford Seeger; American Ledger No. 1, by Guest Artist Raven Chacon, a narrative score telling the creation story of the founding of the United States of America; and I, Too, a newly commissioned work by CMA faculty Farayi Malek inspired by Langston Hughes’ iconic poem.
Tonight's concert features special guest Raven Chacon - Diné composer, musician and artist.
Eden MacAdam-Somer curates the festival.
The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page and enter the NEC Community streaming password on the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted.
This event is part of the 2024 NEC Festival — a weeklong series taking place from November 10-17 featuring performances, workshops, and more. Explore all of the festival's events here.