Program:

Mozart (version by Busoni) | Overture to Don Giovanni
Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5
Ray Angry | BLACK ATHENA~POWER
(World Premiere/Lexington Symphony Commission)
I. AGE OF ARIES
II. AGE OF AQUARIUS
III. AGE OF PISCES
– Bashiri Johnson, percussion
– Coreisa Janelle Lee, Flute
– New World Chorale

From composer Ray Angry:

BLACK ATHENA ~ POWER is the acknowledgment of the Divine Feminine, designed to bring the essence of humanity to the surface. It is a journey in time to visit our collective ancestry and explore the trajectory of power throughout the ages. Inspired by Martin Bernal’s novel, Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, this symphony in three movements, confronts the historic and resolves in the personal; stripping external Hope, Love and Logic in order to restore control of one’s own power.

My aim is to create positive change with Black Athena.