2022/23 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Rock My Soul: Celebrating Black Women Artists in Collaboration and Community
Inspired by the friendship between composers Florence Price and Margaret Bonds, whose mutual support helped them break down barriers to have their music heard in the classical music world of the early 20th century, Rock My Soul celebrates both historical and present-day collaborations between Black women artists. Curated by soprano Julia Bullock and featuring performances by Chaka Khan and Rhiannon Giddens, Rock My Soul shines a light on the power of creative community.
Chaka Khan
Rock My Soul Festival
She’s here to tell you something good.
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- Chaka Khan
Movie Soundtrack Yoga
Rock My Soul Festival
At The Ford
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Artists
- Lauren Spearman, yoga instructor
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Symphonies for Youth
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- Program to include symphonic works and new arrangements for voice and orchestra by Florence PRICE and Margaret BONDS
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Linhan Cui, conductor
A Musical Portrait: Price and Bonds
Rock My Soul Festival
Explore the musical voices of and relationship between Florence Price and Margaret Bonds.
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- PRICE Retrospection for Organ
- PRICE The Oak
- PRICE Symphony No. 4 in D minor
- PRICE Selected Songs
- PRICE Selected Works for Solo Piano
- PRICE (arr. Michael-Thomas FOUMAI) A Piece for Solo Piano and Orchestra, after Florence Price’s Fantasie nègre No. 1 (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
- Intermission
- BONDS (arr. by Jannina NORPOTH) Selected Songs
- BONDS Selections from Montgomery Variations
- PRICE Organ Suite No. 1
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
- Julia Bullock, curator
- Michelle Bradley, soprano
- Jasmin White, mezzo-soprano
- Michelle Cann, piano
- Nathaniel Gumbs, organ
Bryan, Bonds & Price
Rock My Soul Festival
From the Chicago Renaissance to Black Lives Matter.
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- Program to include:
- Courtney BRYAN Sanctum
- PRICE/BONDS Selected Songs
- Intermission
- PRICE Symphony No. 3
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor
- Julia Bullock, curator
Rhiannon Giddens
Rock My Soul Festival
The Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist performs with the LA Phil.
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- Rhiannon Giddens
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Jeri Lynne Johnson
- Resistance Revival Chorus
An Evening with Meshell Ndegeocello
featuring the music of Queen Sugar
Rock My Soul Festival
At BP Hall
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Artists
- Meshell Ndegeocello
Carmen Jones Screening
With live performance by J’Nai Bridges
Rock My Soul Festival
At REDCAT
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Program
- BIZET Carmen Jones (1954)
Artists
- J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano