Rebekah conducts the renowned International Contemporary Ensemble in a presentation of Afrodiasporic new music from around the world, including two Canadian composers and two world premieres. The Ensemble’s Artistic Director, George Lewis, will host a pre-concert discussion at 4:30pm with New Music Concerts Composer-in-Residence Rashaan Allwood, former Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke, and UT Professor Beth Coleman.

 The program will include:

Yaz Lancaster: ourselves in the other (2025, Canadian premiere)

Corie Rose Soumah: Tossed Parachutes of Lilacs and Lungs (2025, Canadian premiere)

Marcos Balter: Árvore (2025, Canadian premiere)

Joshua Uzoigwe: “Egwu Amala” from Talking Drums (1991)

Beth Coleman: new work, (world premiere)

Rashaan Allwood: new work (world premiere)

Tickets and more info Here: https://www.rcmusic.com/concert/u-of-t-presents-international-contemporary-ensemble-composing-while-black-462001