American Voices
American Voices
Enjoy a piano recital focusing on selections by Black and Native American composers whose works represent an amalgam of different experiences and traditions, showcasing the incredible diversity of voices in the American music landscape.
FREE
Italian Academy online
April 16, 2021 | 7:00 pm
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Performance details

Emanuele Arciuli
Pianist
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable no. 9 (2014)
Louis Ballard
Four American Indian Piano Preludes (1968)
Margaret Bonds
Troubled Waters (1967)
Dawn Avery
Onekha’shòn:a (The Waters) (2009)
Barbara Croall
Mazhenaabikiniganing Aagawong (Inscription Rock) (2008)
Talib Rasul Hakim
A Piano Piece in Six Sections (1965)
Talib Rasul Hakim
Sound-Gone (1967)
Michael Begay
Adéihozhdìlzin (Know who you are) (2021)
Brent Michael Davids
Testament of Atom (2008)
Arthur Cunningham
selections from Harlem Suite (1970)

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Presented by

The Italian Academy
Columbia University
New York, NY

About This Event

Throughout his career, Italian pianist Emanuele Arciuli has been keenly interested in the variety of voices in American classical music. In this recital, he focuses on selections by Black and Native American composers whose works represent an amalgam of different experiences and traditions. From the spiritual-inspired “Troubled Water” by Margaret Bonds and Arthur Cunningham’s jazz-infused Harlem Suite to contemporary works by Michael Begay and Brent Michael Davids, Arciuli showcases the diversity of voices that collectively add to the American music landscape.

Image: Emanuele Arciuli / photo by Rick Whitaker