As part of its centennial celebration year, Community Music Center will present the world premiere of a commissioned new work by acclaimed composer-performer and longtime CMC faculty member Maestro Curtis, PhD. The premiere of Curtis' "A Song of Triumph: The History of Black Music" will feature Maestro Curtis, The Curtis Family C-Notes and special guests, including Dorothy Morrison, Bishop James Adams, Juan Escovedo, Pastor Gerald Gordon, Ken Little, Larry Douglas, Ricardo Scales, Tony Boulevard, and Neil Stallings. The commission and premiere are part of CMC's new Black Music Studies Program launched in the fall of 2021 presented by Maestro Curtis as a journey through the roots of Black music and its deep, far-reaching impacts on American and world cultures. As part of the commission, Curtis and guests will conduct community-based residencies in the days leading up to the performance. Residencies will be organized with community partners and will feature Curtis and collaborating artists performing musical excerpts and sharing historical and cultural context.
"This is a celebration of real American history, love, respect, and the contributions of American Black culture, which has impacted the world and crossed all ethnic and color lines," says Maestro Curtis. "Music developed in the church gave birth to the blues, barbershop, gospel, jazz, country, early bluegrass, folk, rock and roll, RnB, funk, reggae and hip hop bringing antistatic expression, beauty and genius to the entire world. My vision is to tell the story of the descendants of African slaves, who despite hundreds of years of tyranny and treacherous abuse, persevered and created a new culture unique only to the black experience, emulated and admired throughout the world."
Presented as part of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
Free
Presented by Community Music Center
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"This is a celebration of real American history, love, respect, and the contributions of American Black culture, which has impacted the world and crossed all ethnic and color lines," says Maestro Curtis. "Music developed in the church gave birth to the blues, barbershop, gospel, jazz, country, early bluegrass, folk, rock and roll, RnB, funk, reggae and hip hop bringing antistatic expression, beauty and genius to the entire world. My vision is to tell the story of the descendants of African slaves, who despite hundreds of years of tyranny and treacherous abuse, persevered and created a new culture unique only to the black experience, emulated and admired throughout the world."
Presented as part of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
Free
Presented by Community Music Center
As part of its centennial celebration year, Community Music Center will present the world premiere of a commissioned new work by acclaimed composer-performer and longtime CMC faculty member Maestro Curtis, PhD. The premiere of Curtis' "A Song of Triumph: The History of Black Music" will feature Maestro Curtis, The Curtis Family C-Notes and special guests, including Dorothy Morrison, Bishop James Adams, Juan Escovedo, Pastor Gerald Gordon, Ken Little, Larry Douglas, Ricardo Scales, Tony Boulevard, and Neil Stallings. The commission and premiere are part of CMC's new Black Music Studies Program launched in the fall of 2021 presented by Maestro Curtis as a journey through the roots of Black music and its deep, far-reaching impacts on American and world cultures. As part of the commission, Curtis and guests will conduct community-based residencies in the days leading up to the performance. Residencies will be organized with community partners and will feature Curtis and collaborating artists performing musical excerpts and sharing historical and cultural context.
"This is a celebration of real American history, love, respect, and the contributions of American Black culture, which has impacted the world and crossed all ethnic and color lines," says Maestro Curtis. "Music developed in the church gave birth to the blues, barbershop, gospel, jazz, country, early bluegrass, folk, rock and roll, RnB, funk, reggae and hip hop bringing antistatic expression, beauty and genius to the entire world. My vision is to tell the story of the descendants of African slaves, who despite hundreds of years of tyranny and treacherous abuse, persevered and created a new culture unique only to the black experience, emulated and admired throughout the world."
Presented as part of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
Free
Presented by Community Music Center
read more
"This is a celebration of real American history, love, respect, and the contributions of American Black culture, which has impacted the world and crossed all ethnic and color lines," says Maestro Curtis. "Music developed in the church gave birth to the blues, barbershop, gospel, jazz, country, early bluegrass, folk, rock and roll, RnB, funk, reggae and hip hop bringing antistatic expression, beauty and genius to the entire world. My vision is to tell the story of the descendants of African slaves, who despite hundreds of years of tyranny and treacherous abuse, persevered and created a new culture unique only to the black experience, emulated and admired throughout the world."
Presented as part of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
Free
Presented by Community Music Center
show less
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