"Making The Invisible Visible" through Music, Art, and Poetry.

By Robert McNichols Jr. ,

Sam Wisman, Dawn Schnake

Published February 19, 2021 at 8:43 AM CST

Untitled #14 (Site of John Brown’s Tannery)

Host Robert McNichols Jr. speaks with Jade Powers, Assistant Curator at The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, about The Underground Railroad and the exhibit "Selections from Night Coming Tenderly, Black" by photographer Dawoud Bey. We'll also hear an oratorio based on the writings of William Still from composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell.

Host

Robert McNichols Jr.

Guest

Jade Powers

KENNY / The Kemper Museum

The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Jade Powers

Program

Follow The Drinking Gourd - verse 1
Traditional
The American Spiritual Ensemble
Andrea Jones-Sojola, soprano

Selections from Sanctuary Road by Paul Moravec
Libretto by Mark Campbell

Oratorio Society of New York Orchestra and Chorus
Conducted by Kent Tritle
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Paul Moravec, narrator

You can learn about The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, "Selections from Night Coming Tenderly, Black," app tours and more at kemperart.org