1619 opera cycle
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The 1619 cycle is a collection of eight, one-to-two-and-a-half-hour operas by composer Joseph C Phillips Jr. illuminating several consistent themes throughout US history.
February 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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I am so appreciative that I received a 2025 NYSCA grant for my composition We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident! Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra, the piece highlights various ideas of freedom for Black Americans and the first two movements will premiere in Spring 2026!
November 22, 2024 at 3:04 PM
I am so appreciative that I received a 2025 NYSCA grant for my composition We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident! Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra, the piece highlights various ideas of freedom for Black Americans and the first two movements will premiere in Spring 2026!
The second opera in my 1619 opera cycle was just awarded a 2024 MAP Fund award! The opera is based on the intersection of freedom and government policy toward Blacks, Indigenous, and whites in 1880s Colorado. The grant is to help support a performance of the opera @numinousmusic.bsky.social
August 20, 2024 at 7:39 PM
The second opera in my 1619 opera cycle was just awarded a 2024 MAP Fund award! The opera is based on the intersection of freedom and government policy toward Blacks, Indigenous, and whites in 1880s Colorado. The grant is to help support a performance of the opera @numinousmusic.bsky.social
Research for opera #3 in the cycle, International Slavery Museum & Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool @numinousmusic.bsky.social
May 27, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Research for opera #3 in the cycle, International Slavery Museum & Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool @numinousmusic.bsky.social