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URL:https://tacomaago.org/events/the-esoterics-ulysses-kay-centennial-conc
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SUMMARY:The Esoterics:  Ulysses Kay Centennial Concert
DESCRIPTION:For the first concert of its 24th season\, The Esoterics will c
 elebrate the centennial of African-American composer\, conductor\, and pro
 fessor\, Ulysses Kay. Born in Tucson\, Kay began to play the piano at age 
 six\, upon the encouragement of his uncle\, Joe “King” Oliver (a jazz 
 cornet player who was also the mentor of Louis Armstrong). Building on the
  rich musical heritage of his youth\, Kay studied at the University of Ari
 zona\, Eastman\, Yale\, and Columbia\, served in the Navy Band during Worl
 d War II\, and was awarded prizes from the National Institute of Arts and 
 Letters\, a Fulbright Fellowship\, and two Rome Prizes. In 1958\, Kay part
 icipated in the first cultural exchange between the US and the Soviet Unio
 n\, and between 1965 and his retirement\, Kay served on the faculties of B
 oston University\, the University of California\, the City University of N
 ew York\, and Macalester College. Among his nearly 150 compositions for fi
 lm\, television\, and the concert hall (for orchestra\, chamber ensemble\,
  band\, piano\, and voice)\, Kay composed five operas\, including one abou
 t the legendary abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Kay’s music is as fasci
 nating as his inspirations are varied\, yet avoids all obvious references 
 to his ethnicity. His choral oeuvre includes settings of Psalms\, revoluti
 onary texts\, Christmas carols\, wartime poems\, verses by William Shakesp
 eare\, Abraham Lincoln\, Sara Teasdale\, Paul Laurence Dunbar\, as well as
  folksongs\, fiddle-tunes\, and sea shanties. Ulysses Kay is one of the mo
 st under-sung choral composers of the American Neoclassic era\, and this c
 oncert will be the first time that many of these works will have ever been
  performed.\n\nGeneral admission ticket prices are $25 at the door ($22 in
  advance).\nDiscounted admission ticket prices are $18 at the door ($15 in
  advance)\nfor students\, seniors\, the un(der)employed\, and the differen
 tly-abled.\nActive singers in other choral groups may also attend for $15.
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CATEGORIES:Choral Concerts
LOCATION:Christ Episcopal Church\, 310 N K Street\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98403\, T
 acoma\, United States
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