Of Thee I Sing! Songs of Love and Justice is a critically acclaimed recital Karen Slack created in 2020, at the height of the pandemic and in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. At its center is Langston Hughes's raw, hopeful poem The Kids Who Die (1938) in a commissioned setting by American composer Scott Gendel — framed as a call for racial justice and an appeal to the healing power of love.
Program
- Clayton White: Over My Head
- Undine Smith Moore: Love Let the Wind Cry… How I Adore Thee
- Ricky Ian Gordon: My People
- Scott Gendel: The Kids Who Die
- H. Leslie Adams: Prayer
- Jake Heggie: Marian Anderson's Mink Coat (from Iconic Legacies)
- Adolphus Hailstork: Songs of Love and Justice