Local youth and Lincoln College musicians embrace Langston Hughes
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[May 06, 2019]     Send a link to a friend  Share

When “Langston in Lincoln,” the jazz tribute to poet Langston Hughes, hit the stage at Lincoln College May 2-3, there were some special performers.

Local students from the Jazz “Playformance” Program, held at the First Presbyterian Church Center for Creativity and Community, joined Lincoln College Contemporary Jazz Studies students onstage for a portion of the evening.

The elementary and middle school students were mentored by Lincoln College students, learning to compose and perform for the stage production. The weeks of preparation culminated in the performance of their work by local students Araya Lucus, Addison Gray, John David Dietrich, Charity Woodford, Jeremiah Woodford and Jireh Woodford.

Lincoln College students who taught the Playformance classes were Rashann Ford, Christian Lloyd, Taerynn Sablotny, Sean Sheldon and Elijah Cox, under the direction of Dr. Denise La Grassa, lead faculty for Contemporary Jazz Studies at Lincoln College.

Pictures by Mark Gordon


From left: Jeremiah Woodford, Addison Grey and Araya Lucas

 

 

John David Dietrich and Jireh Woodford
 

Kiara Elzy


Myah

 


Jalen

 


Sean Sheldon

 


Johno Robinson


From left: Jusin Dyar (guest artist/instructor), Jalen Fields, Christian Lloyd, Myah Vlahogenis

 


Lewis Funches

 


Taerynn Soblotny of Lincoln  (sitting wearing glasses)

 

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