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Drew Peterson, pianist
John Edward Hasse, guest curator
Jeffrey Mumford, guest curator
Robin De Jesús, actor
Philip Kennicott, guest curator
Flávio Chamis, guest curator
Jerod Tate, guest curator
Nino Rota, composer

Amazing Grace: Fire and Light

PCE’s beloved New Year’s tradition, Amazing Grace, returns with a captivating program for chamber orchestra and vocal soloists. This annual event celebrates the universal expression of the human spirit through music, inviting a living composer to curate a concert designed to uplift and inspire. In January, we are honored to welcome Native American composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, who will guide us on a journey of fire and light. The program includes Tate’s Chokfi’ for strings and percussion, his evocative Hymn, selections from his rhapsodic cantata Standing Bear performed by baritone Javier Arrey, and Lowak Shoppala’ (Fire and Light), a work expressing Tate’s Chickasaw heritage through music, with texts by poet Linda Hogan. The concert will also feature Samuel Barber’s dreamlike Knoxville: Summer of 1915 performed by Mvskoke soprano, Kirsten C. Kunkle.

As a special tribute, PCE will present Mr. Impichchaachaaha’ Tate with PCE’s American Roots Artist Award for outstanding contributions to American music. Bring the family and join us in singing Amazing Grace with the whole ensemble at the end of the evening.

Join Tate and PCE Music Director, Angel Gil-Ordóñez, on January 6 at 6pm for Prelude, a free online conversation offering a preview of the concert. Click here to register for this free event in Zoom.

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Amazing Grace: Fire and Light

Mon. Jan. 13, 2025 7:30p.m

Terrace Theater | The Kennedy Center* | 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC

Presented without intermission

Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate

Kirsten C. Kunkle, soprano

Javier Arrey, baritone

PostClassical Ensemble, conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez

Program:

Jerod Tate: Hymn 

Tate: Spider Brings Fire from Lowak Shoppala’

Samuel Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 

Tate: Chokfiꞌ for Strings and Percussion

Sergei Prokofiev: Larghetto from Symphony no. 1

Tate: Selections from Standing Bear: A Ponca Indian Cantata 

Traditional: Amazing Grace 

*This performance is an external rental presented in coordination with the Kennedy Center Campus Rentals Office and is not produced by the Kennedy Center.
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