Soul and Sound: Dueling Pianos and Artistic Tributes to the Harlem Renaissance
June 17, 2025 | 8 p.m. | Wilks Studio at Music Hall
Tonight's Program
Segment I:
Echoes of the Harlem Renaissance
| Sonata in D Major, K. 448 Kevin Day and Kevin Miller, piano | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Welcome | Tifara Brown |
| "For the Girls Who Were Never Picked for Dodgeball" Tifara Brown, performer | Tifara Brown |
| "Song to the Dark Virgin" Justin Hopkins, bass-baritone Kevin Miller, piano | Florence Price |
| "Note on Commercial Theater" Justin Hopkins, bass-baritone Kevin Miller, piano | Margaret Bonds |
| "Before the Feast at Shushan" Tifara Brown, performer Kevin Day, piano | Anne Spencer |
| "The Birth of the Blues" Justin Hopkins, bass-baritone Kevin Day, piano | Ray Henderson, B. G. DeSylva, and Lew Brown |
INTERMISSION
Segment II:
The Living Legacy
| "You So Black" Tifara Brown, performer | Theresa tha Songbird |
| "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat Justin Hopkins, bass-baritone Kevin Day, piano | Jerome Kern |
| "The Luminous Forest" from Lalovavi Kevin Day and Kevin Miller, piano | Kevin Day |
| "Deep River" Kevin Miller, piano | Traditional, arr. Joseph Joubert |
| Closing / "Amazing Grace" Tifara Brown, performer Kevin Day and Kevin Miller, piano | John Newton |
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound | |
Meet the Artists
Supporters
Season Funders
Performance Sponsor
Dr. Maureen Li
Media Partner
Tonight's event will be broadcast in fall 2025 on 90.9 WGUC.