CONCERT PROGRAMS
Check out the concert programs below. If you may desire one of these programs for your venue or event, please contact Denise. Availability with less than 6 months' notice cannot be guaranteed. Other programs are available; please contact to inquire. For more programs and past performances, check out www.denisewilliamssoprano.com
Roots, Rhythm and Resilience: Musical Intersections of Black and Jewish Diasporas
Guest speakers: musicians and educators Denise Williams and Jordan Klapman
This four-part virtual lecture and concert series explores the cultural, musical, and political intersectionality of Black and Jewish cultures throughout the centuries – the effects of their forcible migrations and marginalizations, common struggles for equality, musical assimilations, and quests for bridging the gaps. Presented as part of Black History Month.
Thursdays: February 3, 10, 17 & 24
1:30-3:00pm
Held on Zoom
Series: $40; Drop-in: $12
Register online or email help@mnjcc.org. For registration assistance, please call our Information Desk at 416-924-6211 x0.
Denise Williams
Brahm Goldhamer
Nina Shapilsky
Black & Jewish from the roots up
CD recording available
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Arias and Art Songs for the Passiontide season
Pergolesi, Bach, Handel, Barber, Spirituals
Classics with an Afrocentric flavour
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Xavier Montsalvage, Harry T. Burleigh, Margaret Bonds, Florence Price
CD recording available
Opera and sacred classics with steel pan
Classical Lullabies from around the world
My Curly-Headed Baby, The Garten Mother's Lullaby, Fais Do Do, Hansel and Gretel's Evening Prayer, Rhozhinkes Mit Mandlen, Christopher Robin is Saying His Prayers and more...
CD demo available
Celebrating the Art and Unknown Songs of Richard Strauss and Kurt Weill
