Performances + Events
West African Art Music Festival: NEC Chamber Orchestra Celebrates Fela Sowande and Samuel Coleridge Taylor
Jordan Hall
Free - Ticket Required
In-Person Event
Open to the Public
Streaming
Led by Donald Palma, the NEC Chamber Orchestra performs a concert as part of the West African Art Music Festival and in celebration of Black History Month.
Repertoire includes a work by Chief & Professor Olufela Obafunimilayo “Fela” Sowande, credited with being the “Father of West African Art Music” which combines West African and European musical traditions. The Chamber Orchestra will also perform music from acclaimed composer Samuel Coleridge Taylor. For additional context on the history of West African Art Music, we encourage you to attend the pre-concert lecture.
The NEC Chamber Orchestra was created to provide the students with an opportunity to apply the principles of chamber music in a small orchestral setting. The participants are chosen by audition at the beginning of the academic year and remain together throughout. As the ensemble rehearses and performs without a conductor, leadership responsibilities are rotated for every work performed. This affords the students an opportunity to develop communication skills, take responsibility for musical decisions and broaden their aural and score reading capabilities. Participation in the program also allows them to explore a wide range of the incredibly rich chamber orchestra literature. Donald Palma is the Chamber Orchestra's artistic director.
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NEC’s West African Art Music Festival is hosted by Felicia Sandler and the NEC Music Theory Department. The festival takes place between February 12–14 — learn more.
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The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page and enter the NEC Community streaming password on the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted.
Repertoire includes a work by Chief & Professor Olufela Obafunimilayo “Fela” Sowande, credited with being the “Father of West African Art Music” which combines West African and European musical traditions. The Chamber Orchestra will also perform music from acclaimed composer Samuel Coleridge Taylor. For additional context on the history of West African Art Music, we encourage you to attend the pre-concert lecture.
The NEC Chamber Orchestra was created to provide the students with an opportunity to apply the principles of chamber music in a small orchestral setting. The participants are chosen by audition at the beginning of the academic year and remain together throughout. As the ensemble rehearses and performs without a conductor, leadership responsibilities are rotated for every work performed. This affords the students an opportunity to develop communication skills, take responsibility for musical decisions and broaden their aural and score reading capabilities. Participation in the program also allows them to explore a wide range of the incredibly rich chamber orchestra literature. Donald Palma is the Chamber Orchestra's artistic director.
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NEC’s West African Art Music Festival is hosted by Felicia Sandler and the NEC Music Theory Department. The festival takes place between February 12–14 — learn more.
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The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page and enter the NEC Community streaming password on the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted.
Fela Sowande, African Suite
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Sinfonietta No. 1.
