{"id":53419,"date":"2022-11-21T12:01:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T17:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=53419"},"modified":"2022-12-05T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:38:13","slug":"watch-truth-and-light-emus-2022-gala-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/watch-truth-and-light-emus-2022-gala-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Gala Concert earns accolades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We hope that what you hear and see this evening will move your spirit, buoy your soul, challenge your mind and bring joy to your heart.&nbsp;<\/p><cite>Professor David Berry, introducing the 11\/11\/22 Gala Concert<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMU\u2019s annual Gala Concert was an evening of multiple delights amidst musical artistry, bringing together <strong>Nicolas Flagello<\/strong>\u2019s rarely-performed choral masterwork about the life and death of Martin Luther King, Jr., and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear <strong>Balla Kouyat<\/strong><strong>\u00e9<\/strong>, a legend of world music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/11\/21123218\/Photo-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53430\" width=\"469\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/11\/21123218\/Photo-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/11\/21123218\/Photo-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/11\/21123218\/Photo-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/11\/21123218\/Photo-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/11\/21123218\/Photo-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Balla Kouyat\u00e9 performs with singer Adjaratou &#8220;Tapani&#8221; Demba, the EMU Jazz Band and the Chamber Singers. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Equally thrilling to music lovers of the EMU community were the performances of university musicians in all ensembles, joined by 15 young musicians from the Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And especially meaningful for both performers and audience that night was that <strong>Dianne Flagello<\/strong>, wife of the late composer, had personally blessed the performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Producer and master of ceremonies <strong>Professor David Berry<\/strong> shared with the audience that choir director <strong>Professor Benjamin Bergey<\/strong> had invited her to the performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2.5-hour concert left many with feelings similar to what Berry had wished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EMU Music Gala 2022\" width=\"848\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NCUTL-lkMFc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Preparations began more than a year in advance, with Bergey proposing the masterwork as part of a winning Inclusive Excellence grant from EMU\u2019s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Passion of MLK was such a powerful work to learn on many levels for our students,\u201d Bergey explained. \u201cModern oratorio is not often tackled as it is often harmonically more dissonant, which can be a challenge at first. Between the important and pertinent thematic content using MLK\u2019s speeches, as well as liturgical texts and a beautiful composition, our students rose to the challenge that not many university groups have done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kouyat\u00e9\u2019s visit was also the result of collaborative efforts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agcshenvalley.org\/\">Any Given Child-Shenandoah Valley<\/a> and several other organizations (for a full list of sponsors, see below).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial idea to invite him to perform came from his former colleague <strong>Kimberly Souther<\/strong>, now director of EMU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/music\/preparatory-program\/\">Preparatory Music Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kouyat\u00e9 not only performed at the gala but visited school groups to speak about and perform with his balafon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During their rehearsal, EMU musicians learned folk tunes from Mali alongside Kouyat\u00e9 \u201cin an improvisatory way through a different learning modality, which was such a stretching and beneficial opportunity,\u201d Bergey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor Kyle Remnant<\/strong>, director of bands, worked in \u201cout-of-the-box and creative ways with the jazz ensemble on improvisation and learning music by ear in preparation for collaborating with Balla,&#8221; Berry added. &#8220;That really helped give them the confidence to learn the music by ear in the way that these Malian folk songs would have traditionally been taught, which was an important part of the learning process.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMU musicians participating in the concert spoke later of their profound appreciation for such a rich experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Orchestra concertmaster <strong>Judith Hoffman<\/strong> is a junior music education major aiming to work with young high school musicians. The gala provided her with inspiration to recreate a similar exciting and supportive environment and context, \u201cone that embodies creativity and connection,\u201d she said. \u201cBeing in an ensemble and creating music isn\u2019t simply following the dynamics or articulation on the page. It\u2019s about giving meaning to the music and using the music to reach and connect with others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Junior music performance major<strong> Luke Haynes <\/strong>said his performance in the gala both stretched him and provoked strong emotions. He performed on the clarinet and organ with the Chamber Orchestra for the MLK piece. \u201cI felt like I was contributing to raising awareness that racial oppression is still among us even 54 years after Martin Luther King Jr&#8217;s assassination in 1968.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haynes also performed on clarinet with the EMU Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Kouyat\u00e9. \u201cLearning some of his music and then soloing with him was so humbling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat I loved about this gala was the collaboration across ensembles,\u201d said sophomore music and peacebuilding major <strong>Reah Clymer<\/strong>, a soprano with the University Choir and Chamber Singers. \u201cMy favorite part of the night was ending the concert with Balla, the Chamber Singers and the EMU Jazz Band. We were all dancing and moving around, singing harmonies, clapping different rhythms, and enjoying the music together. 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