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Of Thee I Sing! Songs of Love and Justice
March 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Of Thee I Sing! Songs of Love and Justice! is a recital created by soprano Karen Slack in the late Summer of 2020 during the height of the pandemic and just after the murder of George Floyd. The center of this program is the raw and powerful yet hopeful Langston Hughes poem, “The Kids Who Die” (1938), and a commissioned setting of that riveting text by American composer Scott Gendel. Gendel’s tour de force is presented alongside vocal masterworks by American composers from H.T. Burleigh to Clayton White, Undine Smith Moore, H. Leslie Adams, Ricky Ian Gordon, Adolphus Hailstork and Jake Heggie. Curated by Ms. Slack, this program features songs exploring the themes of love and justice as a reminder that no matter your race, ethnicity, politics, etc. we are all human!
Karen Slack was recently named Babson College’s Artist in Residence. Her residency begins in March 2024 with a multi-day program featuring talks, workshops, and culminating in Friday evening’s performance.
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