Out of the Ashes: Honor Their Memory

“And they shall beat their swords into plowshares.”

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Our 23rd Annual Concert for Peace makes a case for justice and reconciliation, acknowledging and honoring the past with hope for the future. Works by composers Reena Esmail, Stacy Garrop and Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate join the Midwest premieres of two works commemorating the Tulsa Massacre, Adolphus Hailstork’s Tulsa 1921 and Daniel Bernard Roumain’s They Still Want to Kill Us.

Talowa’ Hiloha (Thunder Song) | Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate
Simón Gómez Gallego, timpani

They Still Want to Kill Us | Daniel Bernard Roumain
Joelle Lamarre, soprano
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano

Lo Yisa Goy | Stacy Garrop

Teen Murti | Reena Esmail

Tulsa 1921: Pity These Ashes. Pity This Dust. | Adolphus Hailstork, text by Dr. Herbert Martin (Midwest Premiere)
Joelle Lamarre, soprano                

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for seniors and students with ID. Purchase them at the DePaul University Box Office: https://events.depaul.edu/event/fulcrum_point_new_music_project_out_of_the_ashes#.YYROXbpOkaE

If you need ticketing assistance, please contact the Holtschneider Performance Center Box Office, 773.325.5200 or musicboxoffice@depaul.edu open Tue-Sat, 10AM – 3PM.

To download a PDF of the complete program notes, including lyrics & text, composition information, and artist and composer biographies, click here.