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Chamber 2: Resonant Song
October 26 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
This is a FREE concert open to all.
Resonant Song
multi-cultural matinee + conversation
Celebrate the capital city’s deep well of creativity, as Jackson soprano DeAnna Tisdale Johnson lends her stunning voice to Margaret Walker’s best-loved poems in three song-settings by Crafton Beck. Honor the Mississippi premiere of Carlos Simon’s powerful 2023 Grammy-nominated, multi-genre Requiem for the Enslaved – an original composition infused with African American spirituals and Catholic liturgical melodies – then stay for conversation and learn more.
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Concert sponsored by:
Crafton Beck, Three Songs on Poems by Margaret Walker (2022)
Deanna Tisdale Johnson, soprano
Carlos Simon, Requiem for the Enslaved (2022)
Lyric Soprano DeAnna Tisdale Johnson captivates audiences with her versatile artistry. A native of Mississippi, she has performed in opera, concert, and recital settings across the US and abroad. Tisdale holds a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Boston Conservatory, an MA of Music from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a BA in Vocal Performance from Tougaloo College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She continues to explore the evolution of African American music, blending scholarship with performance.
The Venue: Cade Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 1000 Ridgeway St, Jackson, MS 39213
Parking: Church parking lot + convenient street parking