03.11.26 💌 In a program note for our quartet's commission project, I wrote: "Art, as the natural evolution of imagination, is a responsibility of resistance." Building this project -- world premieres of new works by five young queer & trans composers of color -- was a reflection of this value we hold very dear to ourselves.
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@whatsqualia347 @zola.saadiklein @insertcalvinihere @layth.music @mayajoselinamusic
🌬️ I'm moved to be in collaboration with fellow comrades & cultural workers who, despite the chaos and violence of the world, continue to inspire us all to believe in art as something bigger than a simplistic beauty. Our art, as a result of our lived realities and experiences, is both sobering and galvanizing, intimate and expansive. Grateful every day for this community 🫶
This project was supported from the ground up by community members & artists who, like us, believe in the arts as actionable hope, and an integral part of building a better world. All remaining donations for this project will be redirected to El Centro in Lorain County
@oberlin_ecvi to support immigrant communities in NE Ohio. We encourage everyone to join us in supporting this amazing and crucial organization! ❤️
We are so looking forward to continuing to present "Love Letters" as a full program each work individually in concerts over the next season, and we cannot wait for everyone to hear what these revolutionary & innovative young composers have created 🌎
HEAR THEM IN APRIL:
4/24 Cincinnati, OH
@uc_ccm *With lighting design
4/26 x2 concerts in NYC:
@lyrical.libations and
@gather_nyc
📸 Michael Frazier
#newmusic #queer #bipoc #revolutionaryart #chambermusic string quartet
