Kronos Performing Arts Association is commissioning multiple Grammy-winning jazz artist Terence Blanchard to create an evening-length work for string quartet, chorus and spoken word. Blanchard will collaborate with poet Nikky Finney for the sung/spoken word libretto that explores race relations, social justice, civil rights and resistance movements. Read More
Terence Blanchard receives MAP Fund grant for new commission – OUR VOICES: DEMOCRACY RE:visited
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) and Tri-C JazzFest will commission a new composition by Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard. The title will be OUR VOICES: DEMOCRACY RE:visited. The piece is inspired by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and will reflect the conditions, events and individuals that have produced political change and impacted public policy. Read More