We wish to honor our friends -- Master Mohican Composer Brent Michael Davids, and Abenaki author Joseph Bruchac -- Attend and support the world premiere of PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN, Brents latest Concert Opera. ***** Five Stars! Lenape Center is proud to present PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN New Concert Opera World Premiere Thursday, November 20th, 7PM Marble Collegiate Church (5th Ave at 29th St.), New York City Brent Michael Davids (Mohican Composer) & Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki Author) Lenape Center proudly hosts the world premiere of the PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN concert opera at Marble Collegiate Church, with the support of the Collegiate Churches of New York and Intersections International. Was the island’s price tag really $24 worth of beads? Commissioned by the Lenape Center, PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN sings-to-life the drama surrounding New York City’s beginning from the perspective of the Lenape, Manhattans first native peoples. PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN is exquisitely scored by preeminent Mohican composer, Brent Michael Davids, in collaboration with celebrated Abenaki author, Joseph Bruchac, for the libretto. Described as exuberant and dazzling, PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN captivates audiences of all ages with its perfect blend of operatic and American Indian singing styles. By keenly re-staging New York City’s founding from a Lenape perspective, the opera blazes uncharted territory with shrewdness and eloquence. “Native audiences can be proud of their survival and of living culture presented in a contemporary form, and non-Indians can take a fresh look at their own origin myth, the so-called, PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN.” - Brent Michael Davids See a performance that wont cost you the price of an island - tickets are just $24! Discounted group rate is available for purchases of ten tickets or more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ REVIEW: The new concert opera PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN sings-to-life the drama of New Yorks hidden beginning. Was the islands price tag really $24 worth of beads? A production of the Lenape Center in Manhattan, the operas intuitive quality captivates Indian and non-Indian audiences alike with an intelligent and inspired look into the life of Manhattans first inhabitants, the Lenape. PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN mingles together a perfect blend of operatic and American Indian singing styles about the famous beginnings of New Netherland, later becoming New Amsterdam and finally New York. By keenly re-staging New Yorks founding from a Lenape perspective, the opera blazes uncharted territory with shrewdness and eloquence. Check out the video below! PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN is exquisitely scored for three solo voices, chorus, American Indian singers, orchestra and Native American flute, by preeminent Mohican composer, Brent Michael Davids, in collaboration with celebrated Abenaki author, Joseph Bruchac, for the libretto. The music interlaces American Indian and Western European styles in a hybrid mix that is exuberant and dazzling; its an amalgamated compositional style that classical music critic Bill Parker describes as never glib or facile, but rich in resonance. As a Mohican from a tribe once residing in lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, the composers lyrical conjuring of early Lenape life is unique and bold. Similar to his creations for Chanticleer and Kronos Quartet, we straightaway grasp the operas primal earthiness amid the sparkling orchestration, making our ears dance with delight. PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN was commissioned by the Lenape Center in Manhattan with support from the Collegiate Church of New York and funded in part by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indians Expressive Arts program, the Indian Arts Research Center of the School for Advanced Research with support from the Ronald and Susan Dubin Artist Fellowship, the Native Arts & Culture Foundations Artist Fellowship, and ongoing support from Sharon Doty Davids. WWW.PURCHASEOFMANHATTAN.COM Follow us via Facebook/TheLenapeCenter and on Twitter Lenape Center
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