Black Keys: The Evolution of the Black Classical Arts

June 13, 2024

This original production by WFYI, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Kenyetta Dance Company, and pianist and music sociologist, Joshua Thompson, guides audiences through a captivating origin story using masterworks from composers of African descent. Featuring pieces by William Grant Still, Joseph Bologne, Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, Harry Burleigh and Margaret Bonds.