A PROGENY OF PERPETUAL INDEPENDENCE

Crafted collaboratively with Black community members in Minneapolis, Liz Gre and Junauda Petrus’ A Progeny of Perpetual Independence explores the fight for liberation across its colorful dimensions—from terror and transformation to joy and wildness. This piece is part of the Kennedy Center’s Cartography Project, a new curatorial music program led by the National Symphony of DC and the Washington Opera, and our Social Impact department.

Liz Gre, composer; Junauda Petrus, libretto

With Amber R. Monroe, soprano; Karen Lowry-Tucker, violin; Amy Frost Baumgarten, violoncello; Christian Gray, double bass; Dana Scott, piano

 

Inspired by the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a visual interpretation of the moral trauma of our history, The Cartography Project seeks to use music as both a source of healing and a way to open dialogue about the future of anti-racism.

 

A Progeny of Perpetual Independence

Junauda Petrus & Liz Gre

The Cartography Project will premiere new works from emerging composers and librettists, using music to focus on the road forward on our country’s racial timeline with an emphasis on the concept of “Black Dignity.”