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RIVERS OF LIFE
Music by composers of Morningside Heights
and West Harlem
at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, September
9
What a Neighborhood!
presents music and poetry reflecting on
rivers and life’s courses by neighbors in Morningside
Heights and West Harlem, Sunday September 9 at 1:30 pm at St
Mary’s Episcopal Church, 521 West 126th Street.
The church is ˝ block west of Amsterdam, near the #1 subway
(125th Street stop) and the M104 bus (127th
Street stop). There is a suggested donation of $10 for
adults. A reception will follow. For more information,
including directions and handicapped accessibility, please
call 212-222-2101.
A special feature will be the World Premiere
of the inspiring song cycle My Story, which neighbors
Peter Homans, Nailah Nombeko, and Ishmael Wallace created
from moving autobiographical poetry by the local poet Marsha
Dale Abrams. Soprano Abigail Dyer, pianist Ishmael Wallace,
and the St Mary’s Gospel Choir will also perform music by
neighborhood composers Waddy Thompson and David Wolfson as
well as music by Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt,
spirituals, and gospel songs.
What a Neighborhood!
is a concert series founded in 2003 by the Orfeo Duo.
It celebrates Morningside Heights and West Harlem primarily
by showcasing the music of living local composers,
developing grassroots support for their work and drawing
neighbors together. |