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Frederick Douglass Institute Presents ‘Celebrating Black Music’ to Cap Black History Month

from Kutztown University

Feb 28, 2019

KUTZTOWN, PA – The Frederick Douglass Institute at Kutztown University will present ‘Celebrating Black Music’ at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 1, in Schaeffer Auditorium. The concert caps the Institute’s efforts toward Black History Month and will feature the music of black composers, including jazz, pop, classical, spoken word and hip-hop. The concert is free and open to the public.

To end Black History Month on a strong and positive note, the Frederick Douglass Institute is holding the concert to highlight the scope of the contributions of black musicians and promote the diverse repertoire among emerging talent. The concert will feature performers from Wilson High School, Muhlenberg High School, Governor Mifflin High School, Northampton Area High School and Kutztown University, all of whom participated in a music competition held by the Institute. These applicants submitted recordings of themselves performing works by black composers, and seven talented individuals/groups were selected and will be awarded a cash prize.

The program of the event includes works by classical composer H.T. Burleigh, contemporary composer Marques Garret, and jazz composers Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Joe Henderson and William Grant. It will also feature the music of Michael Jackson, Childish Gambino and KU student Derick Knox.

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