World Premiere of works by Dawn Avery, Laura Ortman, and Martha Redbone
plus music by Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate. Curated by Timothy Long.
Red Cliffs Lodge, Saturday, September 3, 7 pm
Conductor and pianist Timothy Long (Muscogee, Thlopthlocco, Choctaw) curated and led performances of three world premieres exploring the new generation of Native American composers.
Dawn Avery (Mohawk), Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate (Chickasaw), Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache), and Martha Redbone (Choctaw) brought their unique musical voices and their own stories of growing up in America to this celebration of new and existing works.
Turtle Island refers to the origin story of North America as a great turtle, on whose back we have built our civilizations. This concert honored our current Native American artists and acknowledges their ancestors whose land we now call America.