On Juneteenth, The Harlem Players in partnership with Harlem Stage, The Greene Space at WQXR/WNYC, and the Harlem School of the Arts will present Pity These Ashes: Tusla 1921 -2021, a free digital concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre. The event will feature the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s Tulsa 1921 (Pity These Ashes, Pity This Dust), as well as compositions by Jessie Montgomery, Alice Coltrane, and Trevor Weston with soloists mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges and violinist Lady Jess, WQXR host and author Terrance McKnight, and conductor Amadi Azikiwe leading the Harlem Chamber Players.
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You may watch the digital program here via The Greene Space.
Amadi Azikiwe, Music Director and Conductor
Terrance McKnight, Host and Performer
J’Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano
Jessica (Lady Jess) McJunkins, Violin
Ashley Jackson, Harp
With an orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players
Also featuring dancers from Harlem School of the Arts
PROGRAM
Jessie Montgomery Starburst
Alice Coltrane Prema for Harp and Strings
arranged by Tom Cunningham of Urban Playground Orchestra
Adolphus Hailstork TULSA 1921 (Pity Theses Ashes, Pity This Dust) for Mezzo-Soprano and Chamber Orchestra
*World Premiere - libretto by Herbert Woodward Martin
Trevor Weston The People Could Fly for Violin Solo, Narrator and Strings
(Based upon an African-American folktale by Virginia Hamilton; featuring dancers from Harlem School of the Arts)
