Hip hop, reimagined with an orchestra 🎻🔥 What two art forms would you love to bring together?
“The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience” @miknawooj , led by Korean-born composer JooWan Kim, brings hip-hop into conversation with Mozart, Beethoven and Bach. Performed by a 28-piece ensemble, blending beats, movement and classical form in unexpected ways.
Slide 1 @unityakayp
Slide 2 @turek_hem
Slide 3 @yungphil_
Slide 4 @youngreshaud
Slide 5 @kirbydominant
Director: @nesmithjosh
Executive Director: @vileperu
Drummer: @lymanja2
Watch the full concert documentary on Marquee TV now.
#HipHop #Orchestra #Documentary #ClassicalMusic #MarqueeTV
Meet @unityakayp — artist, educator, activist, and curator — as he reflects on his late grandmother Samella Lewis’s powerful work “Cleo” on view in “Black Artists in America: From the Bicentennial to September 11.”
This holiday season, his story reminds us how family, legacy, and love shape our own values and artistic visions.
Read more about Unity, Samella, and their lasting impact in his interview with Crocker Curator, Francesca Wilmott, at the link in bio.
And stay tuned for Unity and Francesca’s co-curated upcoming exhibition, “Black Artists in California”, opening at the Crocker in 2028.
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Credit:
Samella Lewis (American, 1923 – 2022), Cleo , 1996. Offset color lithograph, edition 7/50, 27 ½ x 20 ¼ inches. Crocker Art Museum; Purchase with funds provided by Simon K. Chiu, 2023.147.2.
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Video description:
Curator Unity Lewis gives insight on his grandmother’s work on view titled “Cleo.”
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What an incredible month it’s been. BLL served over 5,000 students this month and counting. Between school assemblies, workshops, and conferences we are setting the stage for students success through Hip Hop education and entrepreneurship.
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When hip hop meets the orchestra, something unexpected takes over🎻🔥
“The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience” @miknawooj follows a 28-piece ensemble led by Korean-born composer JooWan Kim, where hip-hop and the worlds of Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach come together.
Four rappers (@kirbydominant , @unityakayp , @turek_hem , @youngreshaud ), a soprano, a turf dancer (@yungphil_ ), and a chamber orchestra share the same stage… pushing classical form into completely new territory.
Director: @nesmithjosh
Executive Director: @vileperu
Drummer: @lymanja2
Watch the full concert documentary on Marquee TV now.
#HipHop #Orchestra #Documentary #ClassicalMusic #MarqueeTV
Did you catch this interview on @nwpbroadcasting ’s broadcast of NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition? The online version is out so you can listen to the full segment. And there’s an exciting news coming next week! Of course, don’t forget to come out to our show with @wallawallasymphony on April 24!
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Thanks @crossovermusicmagazine for the wonderful interview. See you guys soon at @numericapac !
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@unityakayp tells the story of how he connected with Snoop Dogg for their song Good Times. One connection can change everything.
Full interview on Rossie’s Clubhouse 🎙️
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