- DURATION 60 mins
Event Description
Concert pianist Beatrice Nicholas talks on and performs works by Black Chicago Renaissance female composers, Florence Price, Margaret Bonds and Betty Jackson King.
The Black Chicago Renaissance was a creative movement that blossomed out of the Chicago's African American community during the 1930s and 1940s.
Programme
1. Clouds, Florence Price.
2. Fantasie Negre No.2, Florence Price
3. Four Seasonal Sketches, Betty Jackson King.
-Spring Intermezzo
-Summer Interlude
-Autumn Dance
-Winter Holiday.
4. From the Spiritual Suite, Margaret Bonds
-The Valley of the Bones
-Troubled Water
- Duration: 60 mins
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Beatrice
Beatrice Nicholas is a British concert pianist who has performed around the UK, France, Germany, Poland, Thailand and the Czech Republic. Highlight venues include the Wigmore Hall, Southbank Center, Cartier Foundation in Paris, Kings Place, Leeds Town Hall, Snape Maltings, and Edinburgh Queen’s Hall. As well as being a solo Artist, Beatrice is a member of the Chineke! Chamber Ensemble and enjoys collaboration with a variety of singers and instrumentalists.
Beatrice is also a composer and arranger who has received commissions from the Creative Minds Festival, Nottingham Chamber Music Festival and Dark Design Graphics Company. Her work has been featured on BBC Radio 3 and she was showcased by the British Black Classical Foundation as featured composer for Black History Month in 2021. Beatrice believes that music is a powerful tool of communication and enjoys using it to lift and engage the human heart.
Preparing for the Event
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