THE UNSUNG COLLECTIVE AND CENTER FOR ART AND RESEARCH ALLIANCES
CARA RESIDENCY
Manhattan, NY
OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 - MARCH 4TH, 2023
12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, AND 4:30 PM
Duration: 35 minutes
Hymn to the Strange is a live choral act performing revolt songs in Zulu — recomposed by Neo Muyanga and sung by 8 members of The Unsung. The bi-weekly live rehearsals will vary and transform over the course of the exhibition, through a process of continued correspondence between The Unsung and Muyanga.
Center for Art and Research Alliances
THE UNSUNG COLLECTIVE
Harlem, NY
OCTOBER
20
2022
7:30 PM
Performing in one of the oldest Black churches in New York City, The Unsung Collective, directed by Dr. Tyrone Clinton, performs Max Richter's Recomposed Vivaldi-The Four Seasons and Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat. This concert is free and open to the public. This concert will be a live recording.
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
JANUARY
19
2023
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
Print Center New York is pleased to present a new performance of Bethany Collins’ project America: A Hymnal, which offers a chronological retelling of American history, politics, and culture through one song. Over time, “My Country ’Tis of Thee” (also known as “America”) has seen its title and lyrics re-written at least 100 times in support of passionately held causes—from temperance and suffrage to abolition and even the Confederacy.
Fifteenth Street Monthly Meeting of The Religious Society of Friends
March
18
2023
6:00 PM
While in residence at Bryn Mawr College, Collins will produce a series of performances of The Battle Hymn of the Republic: A Hymnal (2023), a work included in the exhibition at the College. These performances aim to bring together community participants and audiences in sung versions of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
We will premiere another one of Bethany Collins' works entitled Battle Hymn, parallel to our work with her on America: A Hymnal.
Bethel AME Church, 50 S. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr
attendance is limited*
APRIL
30
2023
4:00 PM
We are excited to partner with the Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble in the presentation of choral settings by Langston Hughes, one of the 20th Century's most renowned poets. This performance will feature works by William Averitt, Rosephanye Powell, Joel Thompson, Roland Carter, and Ricky Ian Gordon, among others. We hope you can join us!
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church
THE FUTURE
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