The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities hosts a performance of the multimedia musical experience The Legacy Show on Saturday, February 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Stage Theatre. The Legacy Show is an exploration of African-American musical history and culture through time and is presented during Black History Month; a national acknowledgment that honors and celebrates the achievements of black men and women throughout history.
Reserved tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling the Arvada Center Box Office at 720- 898-7200, or online at http://arvadacenter.org/the-legacy-show. Student tickets are $15 with valid ID and can be purchased by calling the Box Office or in person at the Arvada Center.
pianist Byron Burford-Phearse
The Legacy Show is a multimedia concert of music by African American composers performed by violinist Tami Lee Hughes and pianist Byron Burford-Phearse.
The program features classical music infused with a variety of styles, including spirituals, blues, gospel, hip-hop, and jazz. Portraying cultural themes of the Antebellum Period, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Era, and Modern Times, the program includes poetry and visual media projected onto a large screen, providing images of people and places thematically related to the music.
A special component of the program is Songbirds, a tribute to African-American women written by Grammy-nominated music producer and Rock and Roll “Hall of Famer” Kerwin Young. The program also includes Duke Ellington Suite, an homage to one of jazz’s great legends, arranged exclusively for The Legacy Show by Ozie Cargile.
The Legacy Show is more than a concert. It is a musical, cultural, and historical journey guided by the work of prolific American creative artists. Each artist has a story influenced by his or her experiences. The Legacy Show reaches into the heart of these stories to celebrate the exuberance of life, and the spirit of triumph over tragedy. The Legacy Show is for everyone, and it is food for the soul.
The Legacy Show is Saturday, February 24, 2018, 7:30 p.m. Main Stage Theatre. Tickets: $25 reserved, $15 reserved student tickets
About the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities:
Since its opening in July 1976, the award-winning Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities has grown to become one of the nation’s largest multidisciplinary arts centers, devoted to all aspects of the arts and generously supported in part by the City of Arvada, the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) and Colorado Creative Industries. For more information go to https://arvadacenter.org/ or call 720-898-7200.