GENERATE MUSIC featuring David Gilmore, David Krakauer, Diane Monroe, Ursula Rucker, Tyshawn Sorey, and Susan Watts.
Where:
When:
- Saturday June 8th 2024, 8:30pm to 10:30pm
Generate Music is a new body of work exploring the ties between Black and Jewish Americans, performed by PRISM Quartet (saxes), David Gilmore (guitar), David Krakauer (clarinet), Diane Monroe (violin), Ursula Rucker (vocals, poetry), Tyshawn Sorey (drums, percussion), Susan Watts (vocals, trumpet), and more.
Featuring world premieres of commissions from Yotam Haber, David Krakauer, Myra Melford & Erica Hunt, Diane Monroe, Ursula Rucker, Tyshawn Sorey, Susan Watts, and Fred Wesley.
“There are formal and cultural qualities that Black and Jewish musical traditions share in relation to their folk roots and their roles in community, from dance music to ritual to the use of virtuosic improvisation.” - Helen Haynes, Curator
“Generate Music’s artists create a new way of meeting in this tumultuous era—a reflection of our multifaceted and beautiful humanity.” – Matthew Levy, PRISM Quartet
Free panels May 28, 6 PM (Weitzman Museum) and May 30, 4 PM (Temple University) w/registration.
Featuring world premieres of commissions from Yotam Haber, David Krakauer, Myra Melford & Erica Hunt, Diane Monroe, Ursula Rucker, Tyshawn Sorey, Susan Watts, and Fred Wesley.
“There are formal and cultural qualities that Black and Jewish musical traditions share in relation to their folk roots and their roles in community, from dance music to ritual to the use of virtuosic improvisation.” - Helen Haynes, Curator
“Generate Music’s artists create a new way of meeting in this tumultuous era—a reflection of our multifaceted and beautiful humanity.” – Matthew Levy, PRISM Quartet
Free panels May 28, 6 PM (Weitzman Museum) and May 30, 4 PM (Temple University) w/registration.
