Edward Kelsey Moore ~ Appearing Soon
discussing his writing or making music
--Appearing Soon--
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The historic Auditorium Theatre in downtown Chicago will present the movie Batman (1989) with LIVE Orchestra accompaniment on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7:30pm. Directed by Tim Burton, Batman stars Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger and Billy Dee Williams and features a lively film score by prolific and award winning composer Danny Elfman. The Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra, including Edward Kelsey Moore, will perform the live-to-film orchestral music as the movie is projected. Click below for details and tickets.
chicagophilharmonic.org/all-upcoming-events/ |
The Rochester-based Gateways Festival Orchestra will have a week long residency in the Chicago area, April 15 thru 19, 2024. The Festival has events scheduled throughout the week around Chicago, and at Northwestern University in Evanston, all of which will culminate in a special, 30th Anniversary concert on Friday, April 19th, at Symphony Center, downtown.
The Gateways Festival Orchestra is comprised of 100 musicians of African descent from across the world, gathered from a variety of professional backgrounds. It includes players in top symphony orchestras, faculty from renowned music schools and conservatories, and active freelance artists. Each event requires tickets -- but some of the concerts are FREE!
(Edward will be among the performers at the big Symphony Center concert on Friday evening -- tickets for that event will need to be purchased. Look further down for details on that concert.)
For more on the Gateways Festival week-long residency, including concerts by Gateways chamber ensembles and soloists (tickets for some of these are FREE), click here to find schedules & tickets:
www.gatewaysmusicfestival.org/202324-chicago
Edward Kelsey Moore making music...
Gateways Festival Orchestra ~ featuring Take 6
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 ~ at 7:30pm
Symphony Center
Chicago, IL
Conductor
Anthony Parnther
Special Guests
Take 6
Edward Kelsey Moore will perform among his Gateways Orchestra colleagues in this concert.
Comprised of the finest classical musicians in the country, the all-Black Gateways Festival Orchestra concludes its week-long Chicago residency with a Symphony Center concert featuring Take 6, the award-winning a cappella group Quincy Jones called the “baddest vocal cats on the planet.” The program highlights works by African-American composers including Chicago-native Margaret Bonds, whose Montgomery Variations was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Program
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Worship: A Concert Overture
Edward Elgar Enigma Variations
Margaret Bonds Montgomery Variations
To be announced: Selections by Take 6
About the Festival
Now celebrating 30 years, the Gateways Music Festival connects and supports professional classical musicians of African descent, and enlightens and inspires communities through the power of performance. In addition to events throughout the Chicago area, the Festival's 2023-24 season encompasses performances in Rochester, NY, New York City, and in Washington, DC.
Gateways Festival Orchestra ~ featuring Take 6
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 ~ at 7:30pm
Symphony Center ~ 220 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604
Who The Hell Are We?
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New York Times Bestselling authors Edward Kelsey Moore and Melanie Benjamin launched a podcast back in 2019: Who The Hell Are We? Once or twice each month they share a lively conversation about movies, books, and occasional cocktails (the latter having an inspiring and transforming effect on the former). You can enjoy more than 100 episodes, FREE, by searching for Who The Hell Are We? using whatever podcast app you prefer, including Apple Podcasts, Audible, and Google Podcasts. Just curious? Hear single episodes in a regular browser window. Listen, discover and laugh along with these two energetic writers! Click the More Info button for links and brief how-to-hear podcast details.
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Edward Kelsey Moore's most recent novel
~ The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues ~ Available in Hardcover, E-Book, and downloadable Audiobook
~ The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues ~ Available in Hardcover, E-Book, and downloadable Audiobook
The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues received *starred* reviews
from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly!