Ambassador Ensemble Performance - Cincinnati Event

MYCincinnati Ambassador Ensemble Performance

April 26, 2015

4:00pm

The MYCincinnati Ambassador Ensemble is a string sextet of young Price Hill musicians led by violinist, composer, and Cincinnati Art Ambassador Fellow Eddy Kwon.

For the 2014-15 school year, the group engaged in weekly critical discussions around identity (including race, gender, and class), social justice, power, and the artist as an agent of change. Using these riveting and intense conversations as creative inspiration, Eddy worked with the students to compose a performance work that organically combines chamber music with themes of social justice.

Artistically avant-garde, socially critical, and radiating with youthful energy, the final work is a culmination — and celebration — of a year's effort and collective growth. The project is supported by the City of Cincinnati Art Ambassador Fellowships.

The entire process — from the initial discussions to the intense rehearsals — has been documented by world-renowned photographer Michael Wilson. He and his son, Henry, have crafted a beautiful documentary film that will be screened at the beginning event.

ENSEMBLE MEMBERS

• Eddy Kwon, violin and composition
• Rashel Flores, violin
• Kalla Ervin, violin
• Sebastian Schemmel, violin
• Kerrie Lee, viola
• Keyonte Ervin, cello
• Ziyad Tooles, double bass
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This event is free and open to the public. To learn more about MYCincinnati or the Ambassador Ensemble, please visit www.mycincinnatiorchestra.org.

Event Link: http://www.cliftonculturalarts.org/th_event/mycincinnati-ambassador-ensemble-performance/