Guest Artist Concert: Sarah Howes, Soprano, Mikalia Bradbury, Mezzo-Soprano, Mary Trotter, Piano / FREE
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Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Sep 15, 2023 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location
University Center for the Arts
1400 Remington Street
Details
I, Too, Sing America: The Friendship and Collaboration of Margaret Bonds and Langston Hughes
Friday, September 15, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall
As an undergraduate at Northwestern University, pianist-composer Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) stumbled across a book of poetry by Langston Hughes (1902-1967). It was in that book that she first read, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," his first published poem (written at age 17 and published at age 19). The two met in person several years later, beginning an intimate friendship and artistic collaboration that spanned 30 years. They respected, encouraged each other's artistic pursuits, and shared a passion for celebrating their African American identity, and elevating the work of other artists. Bond's musical settings of Hughes’ texts had internationally acclaimed performances during their lifetimes. This lecture-recital traces the story of their friendship, chronicled in hundreds of letters exchanged over three decades, and includes performances of Bonds' settings of Hughes' texts, including “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” “Three Dream Portraits,” and “Songs of the Seasons.”
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CONCERT PROGRAM GUIDES/PLAYBILLS are available in a digital format only and may be viewed by scanning the QR code at the venue entrance or can be viewed in advance through a link on the ticketing site.
Box Office Information:
970-491-2787 Box Office hours only (M-F, 3:30-5:30 p.m.)
csuarts@colostate.edu
1400 Remington Street, Fort Collins 80523
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