Friday, July 11 :: 7:30 PM
Rockport Chamber Music Festival
African Queens
Karen Slack, soprano
Kevin Miller, piano
PRECATIO*
Dave Ragland (b. 1978)
BEHOLD, THE QUEEN*
Carlos Simon (b.1986)
THE QUEEN OF SHEBA*
Dave Ragland
THE SONG OF NZINGA*
Jessie Nzinga Montgomery (b.1981)
LUWAH (BITTER TEARS)
Fred Onovwerosuoke (b.1960)
A LETTER FROM QUEEN UFUA*
Shawn Okpebholo (b.1981)
:: INTERMISSION ::
DUNIYA (MYSTIC UNIVERSE)
Fred Onovwerosuoke
I AM NOT YOUR GOD*
Jasmine Arielle Barnes (b.1991)
A PRAYER
Will Liverman (b.1988)
QUEEN NANNY’S LULLABYE*
Joel Thompson (b.1988)
AMANIRENAS*
Damien Geter (b. 1980)
*Commissioned for Karen Slack by the Ravinia Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and School, Boston Symphony Orchestra for the Tanglewood Learning Institute, Denver Friends of Chamber Music, Washington
Performing Arts, The 92nd Street Y, New York, and the Newport Classical Music Festival.
Thank you to our Festival Corporate Partner!
