Miró Quartet & Karen Slack | Tamar-kali Commission

Miró Quartet & Karen Slack | Tamar-kali Commission

New work by acclaimed concert and film composer Tamar-kali (Mudbound) will feature soprano Karen Slack and the Miró Quartet, setting texts centered in the inspirational poetry of women of the Harlem Renaissance. Tamar-kali hopes to pay homage to the music and poetry of that time, bringing to the fore her own unique voice as a contemporary composer whose work is grounded across contemporary pop, classical and film music genres.

Photo credit: Matt Murphy

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Pacifica Quartet & Karen Slack | James Lee III: A Double Standard

Pacifica Quartet & Karen Slack | James Lee III: A Double Standard

The Pacifica Quartet and soprano Karen Slack are offering a new song cycle by James Lee III commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Chamber Music Detroit, and the Shriver Hall Concert Series. “A Double Standard” is based on the poem of the same name by the prolific Baltimore poet Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, who was a free black woman from Baltimore in the 19th century.

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