Guidance for improvisations, and notes on use with piano recording in English; details on piano or video recordings not included. "Courtney Bryan's Blessed is a multi-layered exploration of darkness and light, hope and love, weaving together musical recordings and film footage from New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia. Created as a response to the milestone events of 2020--the uprising in response to police brutality against Black men and women, the November election--Blessed reflects upon the Christian Bible's avowal that the meek will one day 'inherit the earth'. The constraints of creating new opera during a pandemic resulted in an innovative cross-country collaboration amongst Bryan (who also plays piano for the film), filmmaker Tiona Nekkia McClodden, soprano Janinah Burnett, vocalist Damian Norfleet, and sound designer Rob Kaplowitz. Using improvisation as a guiding principle, each artist offered original ideas in conversation with Bryan's score. The result is a deeply personal musical and visual reflection upon how to find hope during difficult times."--Program note by Opera Philadelphia on publisher's website. "Commissioned by Opera Philadelphia; written for Damian Norfleet and Janinah Burnett; video by Tiona Nekkia McClodden"--Caption.
Contents:
Poor -- Hope.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1393184589
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.