Program
Lili Boulanger Of a Spring Morning
Lili Boulanger Of a Sad Evening
Joel Thompson Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
Gabriel Fauré Requiem, Op. 48
About The Program
“Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” is inspired by the final words of seven unarmed black men: Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., Trayvon Martin, Amadou Diallo, Michael Brown Jr., Oscar Grant III, John Crawford III, and Eric Garner. Bookending the piece are two contrasting works by Lili Boulanger and Fauré’s expressive and beautiful Requiem.
The concert concludes with a discussion moderated by Reverend Joshua Ward of Omega Baptist Church.
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Meet the Soloists
Kayla Oderah
Soprano
Kayla Oderah is an emerging soprano hailing from Louisville, Kentucky. Last season, Oderah made her Opera Memphis debut as Musetta in La Bohème, as well as Linfea in La Calisto.…
Benjamin Taylor
Baritone
Baritone Benjamin Taylor’s 24–25 season includes debuts at Arizona Opera for La bohème (Marcello), Madison Opera for Il barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro), Charleston Opera Theater for La bohème (Schaunard), and…
Meet the Panelists
Panelists on Friday, March 14: Dr. Rosalyn Y. Brown Beatty, Dr. Sam Dorf, Sierra Leone, and Joel Thompson
Panelists on Saturday, March 15: Dr. Rosalyn Y. Brown Beatty, Dr. Sam Dorf, Sierra Leone, and Neal Gittleman
Rev. Joshua Ward
Moderator
“It’s another step toward being who we say we are—that the arts are for everyone. The works we choose to perform matter, and I think the arts are a powerful…
