Imani Uzuri: Hush Arbor (The Opera) Work-In-Progress Concert
March 27, 2018 | 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Vocalist and composer, Imani Uzuri has created a mercurial musical meditation on “liminality” (standing at the threshold) exploring themes of death, rebirth, impermanence and transcendence.
This contemporary chamber opera, is inspired by hidden gathering places called “hush arbors” created by enslaved African Americans in wooded areas in the South to secretly worship, commune and strategize rebellion.
The work features polyphonic singing, instrumental rumblings, poetic text and will consider the notion of the need for communion as a strategy towards deeper understanding and transformation of our human condition.
This work in progress concert (featuring strings, voices, piano, flute, tambourine and guitars) will be followed by a conversation between composer, Imani Uzuri and scholar, Matthew D. Morrison, PhD
Cost: $20
Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street
New York NY 10031
More Info: https://www.harlemstage.org/events-list/2018/3/27/imani-uzuri-hush-arbor-concert