Schedule of Event:

7:30pm: African Queens with Karen Slack, soprano

Praised for her "sizeable voice that captured all of the vacillating emotions" (The New York Times), GRAMMY Award-winning soprano Karen Slack is "not only one of the nation's most celebrated sopranos, but a leading voice in changing and making spaces in classical music" (Trilloquy). Slack delivers a powerful performance celebrating the history and legacy of seven African queens, featuring newly commissioned art songs by Jasmine Barnes, Damien Geter, Jessie Montgomery, Carlos Simon, and others, interwoven with spoken text, thematic artwork and traditional repertoire.

ABOUT KAREN SLACK:
Praised for her "sizeable voice that captured all of the vacillating emotions" (The New York Times), Karen Slack is "not only one of the nation's most celebrated sopranos, but a leading voice in changing and making spaces in classical music"(Trilloquy).
Slack is the winner of numerous competitions and awards, including the Montserrat Caballé International Competition, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and Marian Anderson ICON Award, among others. She is a recipient of the 2022 Sphinx Medal of Excellence.

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