Spring 2014
'Up South'
The Great Migration in Sound and Movement
Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 5 p.m.
Hofstra University Department of Music
Hofstra University Department of Drama and Dance
and the
Hofstra Cultural Center
present
Black History Month Concert
"Up South: The Great Migration in Sound and Movement" featuring performances by the Hofstra Chamber Singers, Jazz Ensemble, Hofstra student dancers, invited choral ensembles from Hempstead High School and Uniondale High School and acclaimed soloists Diana Solomon-Glover, Robert Hughes and Steven Herring.
Hofstra student actors will guide the audience through a semi-historical narrative describing the great migration. Hofstra Jazz band will round off the show with a Count Basie dance featuring set choreographed by Mickey Davidson.
Date/Time: Sunday, February 9, 5 p.m.
Location: John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus
Tickets: $10 general admission
$ 8 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID
Students under 18 receive one free ticket.
$5 group rate (15+)
Two free tickets with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard
Tickets may be bought at the door.
Tickets on sale January 7.
Date: Sunday, February 9, 2014
Time: 5 p.m. Location: John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus
Tickets: $10 general admission
$ 8 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID.
Members of the Hofstra community receive two free tickets with current HofstraCard.
Students under 18 receive one free ticket.
$ 5-- Group rate (15+).
Tickets may be purchased at the door.
Tickets on sale beginning January 7, 2014.
For tickets and information, unless otherwise noted, please contact the John Cranford Adams Playhouse Box Office at 516-463-6644, Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
The Department of Music has many student recitals scheduled for the spring 2014 semester. For more information, please contact the Hofstra Music Department at 516-463-5490.
For tickets and information please contact the John Cranford Adams Playhouse Box Office at (516) 463-6644, Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
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Spring 2013
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
in celebration of
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
presents
BLACK SPIRIT AND THE
STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
Sunday, February 17, 2013, at 3 p.m.
John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus
A concert of music and dance that re-creates seminal performances and events by black artists and historical figures in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Hofstra student actors will guide the audience through a semi-historical narrative highlighting important milestones in African-American culture and the struggle for freedom in the United States and the world. The audience will hear re-enactments of Marian Anderson’s famous 1939 concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, tenor Roland Hayes’ controversial recital debut in Germany, Billie Holiday’s courageous performance of “Strange Fruit,” and Nelson Mandela’s address to a crowd of thousands in Cape Town, South Africa, following his release from prison in February 1990. Dances from ragtime to swing to a South African boot dance will tie the concert together.
This collaboration between the Department of Music and the Department of Drama and Dance will feature performances by the Hofstra Chamber Choir, Hofstra Jazz Ensemble, Hofstra Symphony Orchestra, and Hofstra student dancers and actors. Choral ensembles from Hempstead High School and Uniondale High School will also perform.
Esteemed guest artists include soprano, composer and writer Diana Solomon-Glover, who is also the curator of this event; choreographer Mickey Davidson; and internationally acclaimed tenor Robert Mack.
Tickets: $15 general admission, $12 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID. One free ticket with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard.
NO REFUNDS. Late arrivals will be seated at the discretion of management.
This performance is made possible by a generous grant from the D'Addario Music Foundation (D'Addario Music Appreciation Initiative) as well as support from the Hofstra University Department of Music, Department of Drama and Dance, and Hofstra Cultural Center.