Geri Allen Premiers “For the Healing of the Nations” for 9/11 Victims
In tribute to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Walt Whitman Arts Center in Camden, NJ commissioned acclaimed pianist/composer Geri Allen to compose “For the Healing of the Nations,” a sacred jazz suite in two movements. Allen used the title song of her recently released Timeless Portraits and Dreams (Telarc) as the inspiration for the new suite.For the Healing of the Nations will be premiered on Sunday, September 10 (3 pm) at the Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts’ Gordon Theater. Participating in this historic concert, with Geri Allen at the piano, will be a large orchestra including Oliver Lake, Craig Harris, Antoine Roney, Mark Johnson and other instrumentalists; the Creative Arts High School Students of Camden; the Afro Blue Vocal Ensemble of Howard University, and acclaimed vocalists Andy Bey, Nnenna Freelon and Mary Stallings.
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