World Premiere: New Work by Malachi Brown

Malachi Brown is a versatile cellist and composer who brings a distinct neo-Romantic sensibility to his interdisciplinary work across concert music, film, and animation. For his Recomposing America project, ACF has commissioned Malachi compose a new chamber work for Sugar Hill Salon. The collaboration highlights the uniquely American notion of Black/Afro-American music within the historical context of Harlem’s impact on American culture. The septet featured on the performance includes violinist Frédérique Gnaman, violist Javen C. Lara, cellist Melissa Westgate, flautist Meghan Bennett, clarinetist Richard Adger, bassoonist Alexander Davis, and hornist Priscilla Rinehart.

Recomposing America is a multi-year initiative led by American Composers Forum that highlights artistic perspectives unique to the United States and the broader Americas through direct commissions, institutional collaborations, and public dialogue. Timed with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Recomposing America aims to refresh and reimagine the “who,” “what,” and “why” of the United States, and the stories therein.