BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230618 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230619 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Kevin Harris presents: Roots\, Water\, and Sunlight at Groton Hill Music DESCRIPTION:Kevin Harris presents: \n\n Roots\, Water\, and Sunlight\n\n A Contemporary Octet Expedition through the Expressions of James Baldwin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Sunday\, June 18\, 2023 at 7:00pm\n\n The Concert Hall at Groton Hill\n\n \n\n "Harris' compositions deal with themes of strength\, love\, courage\, and self-awareness. It's a heavy task he's set up for himself\, and he meets the challenge gracefully." DownBeat Magazine \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist/composer/educator Kevin Harris interweaves traditional and contemporary music styles\, visual arts\, electronic media\, science\, and language\, distinguishing his music and rendering each performance a unique experience\, meant to activate the audience's senses and personal curiosity. Composed in 2019\, "Roots\, Water and Sunlight A Contemporary Octet Expedition through the Expressions of James Baldwin" is an innovative 3-movement piece that uses powerful spoken-word samples from American author James Baldwin as the foundation for a wind octet\, rhythm section\, and digital instrumentation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n \n \n \n \n \n
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\n Kevin Harris presents:
\n Roots\, Water\, and Sunlight
\n A Contemporary Octet Expedition through the Expressions of James Baldwin
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Sunday\, June 18\, 2023 at 7:00pm
\n The Concert Hall at Groton Hill
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\n &ldquo\;Harris'\; compositions deal with themes of strength\, love\, courage\, and self-awareness. It'\;s a heavy task he'\;s set up for himself\, and he meets the challenge gracefully.&rdquo\; &mdash\; DownBeat Magazine \;
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Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist/composer/educator Kevin Harris interweaves traditional and contemporary music styles\, visual arts\, electronic media\, science\, and language\, distinguishing his music and rendering each performance a unique experience\, meant to activate the audience&rsquo\;s senses and personal curiosity. Composed in 2019\, &ldquo\;Roots\, Water and Sunlight &ndash\; A Contemporary Octet Expedition through the Expressions of James Baldwin&rdquo\; is an innovative 3-movement piece that uses powerful spoken-word samples from American author James Baldwin as the foundation for a wind octet\, rhythm section\, and digital instrumentation.
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