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Requiem For America, The Native American Story

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Many orchestras and chamber groups are celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s founding this year. 

While most of the music is a positive portrayal of the United States there is at least one musical work telling the tale of the horrific treatment of Native Americans and their lands.

The piece is Requiem For America by Mohican/Munsee-Lenape composer Brent Michael Davids.  He describes it as a searing work confronting hard truths about America’s founding. It’ll be performed by the BBC Orchestra in London this month, before its American premiere in November. 

Here are the links to the other stories mentioned in the podcast

The Mosaic Quartet
The Chevalier
The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

Nathaniel Dett
Oakland Symphony

Native American Artists On the Indigenous Directory for Musical Storytelling

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In observance of National Native American Heritage Month, White Snake Projects, has introduced the Indigenous Directory for Musical Storytelling.  It names Native American musicians, artists, and crew members who are available for work. Some of them are Grammy award winners.  The co-founder and Artistic Director of White Snake Projects, Cerise Lim Jacobs says Native American artists were initially reluctant to sign up, fearing it was a scam. That’s despite the Pulitzer Prize White Snake Projects won in 2011 for the opera Madam White Snake. 

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