With Shorter’s career now focused solely on composing, his musical greatness has set the table for his protégé to carry his music forward to the next generation. Performing with and composing for Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and Miles Davis Second Great Quintet naturally led to the formation of his own legendary groups-first Weather Report, then his musically unparalleled quartet. Wayne Shorter ’s evolution as an artist is vast & unending. In Absence, 2018 USA Fellow, Oscar nominee, and five-time GRAMMY®-winning trumpeter & composer Terence Blanchard celebrates both the brilliance of jazz master Wayne Shorter’s legacy and the inspiration he has given Blanchard, influencing his ever-expanding amalgam of music and storytelling.įor this monumental task, Blanchard unites his internationally acclaimed band The E-Collective, featuring young musical pioneers Charles Altura on guitar, Fabian Almazan on piano and synthesizers, Oscar Seaton on drums, and David “DJ” Ginyard on bass, with the double-GRAMMY®-winning Turtle Island Quartet.
Let's jump into the unknown!’” -Wayne Shorter The word 'jazz' means to me, 'I dare you. Tickets: $25//general, $10//HC faculty & staff, $5//students (Limited availability) The E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet Each composition in the anthology reflects on the current state of American society in a personal and intimate way, looking through an unflinching lens at universal topics like separation, loneliness, hope and love.
Developed in response to this turbulent period in history and commissioned by twenty presenters in eleven states and Washington DC, “This is America” celebrates America's rich cultural tapestry and its myriad perspectives, thoughts and ideas, offering a vivid counterpoint to the idea that this land can be understood through a singular, dominant point of view. 3 on the violin and selections from “This Is America,” a new commissioning and recording project featuring over twenty new works for solo violin, written by American and US-based artists.Īs we live through a time of disruption and disconnection, with COVID-19, the recent US election, deep polarization, entrenched systemic racism and police brutality, it is clear that the years 20 will be seared in our collective memories for a long time. ".sparklingly personal Bach, shorn of grandeur, lofted by a spirit of dance, and as predictable as the flight of a swallow." - The Boston GlobeĪ founding member of Brooklyn Rider and a member of the Silkroad Ensemble, Grammy-award winning violinist and producer Johnny Gandelsman returns to Holy Cross with a solo program featuring J.S. Tickets: $25//general, $10//HC faculty & staff, $5//students Ewing and Nate Marshall of Crescendo Literary and with music by Jamila Woods and Ayanna Woods, No Blue Memories was commissioned by the Poetry Foundation for the Brooks Centenary and premiered in Chicago in November, 2017.
The performance combines intricate paper puppetry, live actors working in shadow, and an original score for an unforgettable multimedia experience.įeaturing a screenplay by Eve L. She was an icon, a poet laureate, and a Pulitzer Prize winner-but she was also a treasured educator and mentor to the countless writers and children who knew her as their very own “Miss Brooks.” Weaving together poetry, storytelling, sound design, original music, and striking visuals, No Blue Memories is an exploration of Brooks’ beloved city and a story of how she navigated identity, craft, and politics over the course of one of the most remarkable careers in American literary history. Manual Cinema ’s No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks brings to life the story of one of Chicago’s most beloved figures. McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture.Orientations & Information for Incoming Students.
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