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Sounds of Faith: A Special Holiday Concert Exploring Traditions (encore) |
December 21, 2023 |
This week, we feature selections from the December 8, 2019, Sounds of Faith concert at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
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Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, couresy of the Simsonian Institution From Hebrew to Gospel by way of Islam: When Music Becomes the Religious Experience. (encore) |
December 21, 2023 |
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Cantor Arianne Brown describes how at an early age the religious music of her tradition deepened her spiritual practice and led her to study at Jewish Theological Seminary where she became a professional Jewish musician. We hear her favorite liturgical hymns of the season including Sephardic selection sung in Ladino, an ancient language from Spain that evolved before the expulsion of Jews in the 15th Century. Next, we enjoy Calypso Carroll, performed by Howard University's premier vocal jazz ensemble Afro Blue.
Afro Blue
According to Dr. Hussein Rashid a religious literacy expert and cultural competency consultant who teaches at the New School in New York, if you don’t appreciate the religious and spiritual dimension of music you miss the depth of the genre. That focus guided artistic director and conductor Charlie Young who led the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra performance that concluded the Sounds of Faith concert series. This segment includes longer selections from the evening program and closes with “We Three King” performed by Afro Blue.
Dr. Hussein Rashid
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