The Harlem Chamber Players is an ethnically diverse collective of professional musicians dedicated to bringing high-caliber, affordable and accessible live classical music to Harlem and beyond.
Mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges with conductor Amadi Azikiwe after filming the world premiere of Hailstork's "TULSA 1921 (Pity These Ashes, Pity This Dust." Photo by Bob Curtis.
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Conductor Damien Sneed with vocal soloists Kenneth Overton, Martin Bakari, Janinah Burnett, Jasmine Muhammad, and Lucia Bradford with orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players after the Harlem Songfest II Concert on June 9, 2023.
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players performing in the “To America” program October 2020. Photo by Steven Pisano.
Kenneth Overton with members of The Harlem Chamber Players after the world premiere performance of Adolphus Hailstork's “Nobody Know” -- February 2019 at the Schomburg Center. Photo by Bob Curtis.
Tania León conducting an orchestra comprising members of The Harlem Chamber Players in a performance of Adolphus Hailstork's "Sonata da Chiesa."
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Soprano Leah Hawkins singing the Brooklyn premiere of Nkeiru Okoye's "We Met at the Symphony" with The Harlem Chamber Players Quartet. Photo by Gregg Richardson taken at the Brooklyn Public Library.
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Harpist Ashley Jackson with orchestra for our “A Hug for Harlem” concert - April 2017. Photo by Bob Curtis.
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"The Ordering of Moses" at The Riverside Church - June 17, 2022. Photo by Jeenah Moon/The New York Times/Redux.
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#Repost @composersnow with @use.repost TONIGHT at 6 ・・・ The Cheswatyr Commissions hosted by Tania León will take place at The Forum at Columbia University on Monday, November 18th! The concert will feature performances of: Valerie Coleman, &
Today marks the release date of our debut album featuring previously unrecorded chamber works by Adolphus Hailstork. Listen to an excerpt of “Nobody Know” featuring Baritone Kenneth Overton with members of The Harlem Chambers. The work w
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