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The Christmas Spirituals Project
Folksy. Intimate. Timeless.
The Christmas Spirituals Project is a concert of traditional African American Christmas songs, from Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century spirituals to modern gospels, featuring performances of African American writings and folk renderings of the Christmas story spanning over 200 years.
Since December 2012!
Miss Wheatley’s Garden & Other Works: A Celebration of African American Women Poets and Composers
A celebration of African American women’s poetry and musical compositions in a lively exploration of classical art songs, poetry and prose. African American composer Rosephanye Powell’s “Miss Wheatley’s Garden” is an homage to Phyllis Wheatley, an enslaved poet who in 1773 became the first African American to publish a book. “Miss Wheatley’s Garden” sets the work of three prominent African American women poets to music for Soprano and Piano. The concert also features compositions by three additional African American women composers, Brittney Boykin, Undine Smith Moore and Jacqueline B. Hairston, with performance of poetry and prose by African American women writers active in the 18th-20th Centuries.
Debuted May 2018
Hold On: Songs of Justice, Hope and Solace
A recital featuring soulful renderings of African American spirituals and gospels in concert style, along with Nineteenth Century African American poetry and historical tales -- all mined from the African American historical experience to inspire hope and perseverance in changing times.
Since March 2017!
Coming Fall, 2021!
A Concert exploration of the hero narrative of Jesus Christ in the African American folk tradition
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Concerts Conceived, Written, and Performed By Tara Lake, with Piano Accompanist
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Original Artwork by D.A. Adisa