Saturday, April 20, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
POTSDAM -- The Crane School of Music will present "Untold Legacies of Black Composers," a campus-wide event from April 4-11 that will help to raise awareness of black musicians in classical music. …
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POTSDAM -- The Crane School of Music will present "Untold Legacies of Black Composers," a campus-wide event from April 4-11 that will help to raise awareness of black musicians in classical music.
Crane School of Music alumnus Burt Mason '97 will be joined by Kelly Hall-Tompkins to educate and perform with students during their residency in Potsdam. The event aims to cultivate an appreciation for diversity in classical music.
An opening reception will be held at the Performing Arts Center lobby on Tuesday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m. followed by a film viewing of "Le Mozart Noir." A panel discussion will follow.
Mason and Hall-Tompkins will lead masterclasses Wednesday, April 5, at 10:30 a.m. for high school students and non-music majors, a trombone masterclass at 3 p.m. and a string masterclass at 6 p.m.
There will be a chamber music concert on Thursday, April 6, in the Proscenium Theater at 7:30 p.m. "Untold Legacies of Black Composers" will conclude as Mason and Hall-Tompkins perform with the Crane Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Helen M. Hosmer Hall.
