Karen Slack | Of Thee I Sing!
Vocalists, Piano, Duo, Recital, New Work MKI Artists Vocalists, Piano, Duo, Recital, New Work MKI Artists

Karen Slack | Of Thee I Sing!

Of Thee I Sing! Songs of Love and Justice is a critically acclaimed recital created by Karen Slack in the late Summer of 2020 during the height of the pandemic and just after the murder of George Floyd. The center of this moving program is the raw and powerful yet hopeful Langston Hughes poem, The Kids Who Die (1938), and a commissioned setting of that riveting text by American composer Scott Gendel.

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Karen Slack | Gladys Bentley Project
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Karen Slack | Gladys Bentley Project

Karen is a skilled storyteller, a champion for new work, and a thoughtful producer, and she is developing a project to honor the life of the iconic Harlem Renaissance performer Gladys Bentley, putting Black Queer voices front and center while exploring themes of Black love, identity, and artistry through the lens of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Karen Slack | African Queens
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Karen Slack | African Queens

This special commissioning project produced by and featuring soprano Karen Slack takes the form of a full evening vocal recital of art song on the theme of African Queens to celebrate the history and legacy of seven fierce African Queens who were revered as rulers and warriors, though not widely heralded in the West. 

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