Wednesday, 10th, 8pm (GMT): A Musical Evening to Commemorate Douglass, featuring:
“In Conversation” with International Musical Experts: A conversation featuring Hamilton stars Paul Oakley Stovall and Nikhil Saboo, Brendan Breslin (Royal Irish Academy of Music), Eimear Noone (first female conductor at the Academy Awards), Grammy-award winning songwriter Marcus Hummon, Lesley Roy, Balbriggan songwriter who has worked with Katy Perry and is the Irish entrant for Eurovision 2020/21 and others, hosted by the Irish Institute of Music and Song co-founder, Dónal Kearney and Sarah McCreedy
Performances by a variety of artists in different genres, ranging from hip hop to traditional, spirituals and folk music
BLM and #EndDirectProvision Song project: Led by University College Cork’s Dr. Griff Rollefson, performance of “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” with Irish translation and with the help of a mix of Irish traditional musicians, western instruments, Caribbean steel pan, and student contributors from the School of Film, Music and Theatre at University College Cork
Presentation of commissioned Song IIMS: The composition of a brand-new piece to mark the life of Frederick Douglass, written by co-founders of the Irish Institute of Music and Song, Dónal Kearney and Michael T. Dawson, in collaboration with members of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton and the Cork Migrant Centre
Showcase of American Prophet, a new musical about Frederick Douglass, opening at Arena Stage in Washington, DC in 2021, including a discussion with composer Marcus Hummon and Kenneth B. Morris, Jr., great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass, and a performance of the song "What Does Freedom Look Like?"
Free tickets available now.
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