The Colour of Music Festival, which highlights musicians and composers of color, will host a Chamber Music Series in Charleston from Wednesday, February 2nd to Saturday, February 5th.
The Black classical musicians festival says it presents “a diverse classical repertoire of baroque, classical and 20th-century music at the highest of musical standards to diverse audiences nationally.” Since 2013, the traveling series has highlighted the impact and historical significance of Black classical composers and performers on American and world culture. The Colour of Music Festival began with performances at various venues throughout Charleston and has grown to debut in cities across the country with artists from across the globe.
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Schedule
- Piano and Vocal Recital
- 2 pm – 3 pm at the Murray Center Salon, 14 George Street
- Colour of Music Festival Matinee Piano and Vocal Recital Spotlight will feature two special guest artists: Elizabeth Hill and Manna K. Jones
- Chamber Music I: Rachmanioff, Brahms, Menotti, & Coleridge-Taylor
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm at the Murray Center Salon, 14 George Street
- Piano and Vocal Recital
- Chamber Music II: Bach, Mayuzumi, & Daniels
- 2 pm – 3 pm at the Murray Center Salon, 14 George Street
- Chamber Music III: Works By Montgomery, Price, & Arutiunian
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm at the Edmondston-Alston House, 21 South Battery
- Chamber Music II: Bach, Mayuzumi, & Daniels
- Colour of Music Festival Virtuosi I
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm at Festival Hall, 56 Beaufain Street
- With Guest Conductor William Garfield Walker
- Colour of Music Festival Virtuosi I
- Colour of Music Festival Virtuosi II Finale
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm at Festival Hall, 56 Beaufain Street
- With Anyango Yarbo-Davenport
- Colour of Music Festival Virtuosi II Finale
Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History 