Name: Karen Slack, soprano and Kevin Miller, piano
Start: 2024-10-02T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Newman Center for the Performing Arts

Karen Slack, soprano and Kevin Miller, piano

Karen Slack returns to FCM’s Chamber Series with the Colorado premiere of "African Queens," a vocal recital celebrating the history and legacy of seven African queens, celebrated as rulers but rarely recognized in the western world. The program includes new art songs by acclaimed composers Jasmine Barnes, Damien Geter, Jessie Montgomery, Shawn Okpebholo, Dave Ragland, Carlos Simon, and Joel Thompson.
"African Queens" commissioned by Friends of Chamber Music along with the Aspen Music Festival, Boston Symphony Orchestra for the Tanglewood Learning Institute, Ravinia Festival, Washington Performing Arts, and New York’s 92nd Street Y.