Name: Tuesdays on the Terrace | A Celebration of Alice Coltrane with Brandee Younger
Start: 2024-07-23T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-07-23T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60611

Tuesdays on the Terrace | A Celebration of Alice Coltrane with Brandee Younger

About the Event
Summer Tuesdays come alive on the MCA terrace with free concerts highlighting artists from Chicago’s internationally renowned music community. Enjoy live music while relaxing on the lawn with your own picnic, or savor snacks and drinks available for purchase. Then head inside to catch the MCA’s summer exhibitions—we’re open late on Tuesdays and free for Illinois residents.
Grammy-nominated harpist, Brandee Younger returns to Chicago for a rare intimate concert. A leading voice on the harp today, performer, composer, educator, and curator Brandee Younger defies genres and labels.
Don’t miss Brandee with Michele Coltrane on July 21st for a special program honoring the life and legacy of Alice Coltrane.
About the Artist
The sonically innovative harpist, Brandee Younger, is revolutionizing harp for the digital era. Over the past fifteen years, she has worked relentlessly to stretch boundaries and limitations for harpists. In 2022, she made history by becoming the first black woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. That same year, she was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award.