Sedalia to Harlem – A Celebration of Black Culture in America

Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 7:30pm

Back by popular demand after performing to a sold-out crowd last season, join MRP founder Maestro David Close as he returns to host and guide you through musical gems of jazz, opera and African American Spirituals, tracing the rich tradition of black music, art and culture in America. Special guest artists will be announced on our social media and undated here on Eventbrite mid-autumn.

More info on the rest of the season may be found by visiting musicareginae.org. Advance ticket purchase is recommended but tickets will be available at the door starting one hour prior to performance. Cash and credit card accepted at the door.

Artists:

Performers:
David Close, piano and host
Jay Aubrey Jones, vocals
Imani Rousselle, vocals
Alphonso Horne, Trumpet
Rossano Sportiello, Jazz Pianist

About Musica Reginae Productions:

Founded in 2000, Musica Reginae Productions (MRP) brings innovative programming and world-renowned artists to concert spaces in Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the world. MRP’s mission is to be “Your natural choice for fine music in Queens.”

MRP produces affordable, informative, and family friendly concerts featuring music that draws its inspiration from the classical, chamber, opera, jazz and world music literature. Our concerts provide a venue for talented and exciting young and established artists and we have become increasingly devoted to presenting new music by emerging composers, particularly those who have an affiliation with NYC and with our home borough of Queens. MRP fulfills its educational outreach mission with its Community Concerts for Kids, a free interactive, educational series for children and families ages 4 and up, led by teaching artists Beata Moon and MRP Artistic Director Barbara Podgurski. In addition, our artists perform at several public events every year including the 9/11 ceremonies in lower Manhattan and have also performed for Pope Francis during his Papal Visit of 2015. MRP is able to present top-notch performances each season because of the support it receives from individual and corporate sponsors in addition to partial funding from the Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts and NYC & Co.