Left to right top to bottom are Damien Sneed, Brandie Sutton, Chauncey Packer, Krysty Swann, Janinah Burnett, and Kenneth Overton.
If you missed our concert last June 17th, or even if you were there with us, you can now hear the broadcast on WQXR.
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This concert was presented in association with the Manhattan School of Music and the Harlem School of the Arts and took place at The Riverside Church.
PROGRAM
J. Rosamond Johnson (arr. Damien Sneed) Lift Every Voice and Sing
J.S. Bach Herr Gott, dich loben wir (Lord God, Thy Praise We Sing) from Cantata BWV 16
R. Nathaniel Dett The Ordering of Moses
FEATURING
Damien Sneed, Music Director and Conductor
Brandie Sutton, Soprano
Janinah Burnett, Soprano
Krysty Swann, Mezzo-Soprano
Chauncey Packer, Tenor
Kenneth Overton, Baritone
Kent Tritle, Organ
Terrance McKnight, Host
Choir Comprising Members of Chorale Le Chateau
Orchestra Comprising Members of The Harlem Chamber Players
IN THE NEWS
“The Harlem Chamber Players Present THE ORDERING OF MOSES”
Broadway World - May 11, 2022
“The Harlem Chamber Players Present The Harlem Renaissance Masterpiece The Ordering of Moses”
Harlem World Magazine - May 12, 2022
“Brandie Sutton, Janinah Burnett, Krysty Swann, Kenneth Overton, Chauncy Packer Headline Historic Performance & Broadcast of Dett’s ‘The Ordering of Moses’”
OperaWire - May 20, 2022
“The Harlem Chamber Players Present Masterpiece ‘The Ordering of Moses’ At The Riverside Church”
New York Trend - May 25, 2022
“The Harlem Chamber Players Present ‘The Ordering of Moses’ at Riverside Church during Juneteenth 2022
GothamToGo Arts & Culture - June 14, 2022
“The Harlem Chamber Players revive a Black composer's biblical oratorio”
WNYC News - June 17, 2022
“Black composer's classical music piece to be performed in Harlem for 1st time in 85 years”
ABC Eyewitness News - June 17, 2022
“The Harlem Chamber Players revive a Black composer's biblical oratorio”
The Gothamist - June 17, 2022
“Review: ‘The Ordering of Moses’ Shines at Riverside Church”
The New York Times - June 19, 2022
“The Ordering of Moses rekindles admiration for Harlem Renaissance composer R. Nathaniel Dett”
Seen and Heard International - July 4, 2022