ThisFriday, April 28, 7:30pm, a new 5-minute string quartet,"La esperanza de la gente"written by Gilbert Galindo in honor of the overlooked Tejana civil rights pioneer Jovita Idr (pictured) will be premiered by the Overlook Quartetfor the Relevant Tones podcast at Symphony Space in Manhattan.Four other new works by fellow composersNailah Nombeko, Milica Paranosic, Shanan Estreicher, and Lynn Bechtold will be presented, along with discussions about the works and the individuals who were overlooked in their time.
Relevant Tones live features music and conversation on a trending or otherwise important topic and, as the name implies, is taped live in front of an audience. The first of three live shows this year will feature conversation and music inspired by the Overlooked No More obituaries in the NY Times.
The Times is writing obituaries for significant people whose lives were not originally memorialized often because they were women or people of color. ACM is commissioning five composers to write a short musical homage to the person of their choice. Gilbert Galindo is one of them, writing a string quartet honoring Jovia Idr, a Texas Mexican-American journalist, activist, and suffragist who often faced dangerous situations in the first half of the 20th century.
ACM will also talk with filmmaker Vanessa Gould (Obit) and Baltimore Sun obituary writer Jacques Kelly. This event is produced in collaboration with the Esopus Foundation.
Friday, April 28, 2023, 7:30pm
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space
250 95th Street
New York, NY 10025
Tickets
$20 (Advance, Members, & Seniors)
$15 (Students)
https://www.symphonyspace.org/events/vp-relevant-tones-live-overlooked-no-more