Event Details
Celebrate the immense diversity of the LGBTQ+ community at historic Music Hall with Artists Rendering: Palette of Pride. This immersive experience blends a musical performance—featuring an evocative steel pan concerto—with a curated pop-up art exhibition and a live painting experience. In collaboration with local queer artists, the Queen City Freedom Band explores the visual arts through musical representations of color, shading, and sculpture. By treating sound as a canvas and melody as a brushstroke, this multisensory event invites you on a memorable journey where vibrant orchestral textures and live artistry unite to celebrate the brilliant spectrum of queer identity.
Featured Works:
- Chiaroscuro written and conducted by Robert Sheldon
- Colors Ever So Vibrant by Salvador Alan Jacobo
- On the Mercurial Tides by Aaron Gage, featuring Steel Pan Soloist Jeff Martin
- One Thousand Cranes written and conducted by Robert Sheldon
- Resting in the Peace of His Hands by John Gibson
- Scenes from the Louvre by Norman Dello Joio
Guest Conductor Robert Sheldon
Robert Sheldon will be joining the Queen City Freedom Band as the guest conductor of two of his own pieces—Chiaroscuro and One Thousand Cranes. Sheldon's compositions embody a level of expression that resonates with ensembles and audiences alike, and he produces numerous publications for concert band each year. With over four million copies of his compositions and books sold, he is one of the most performed composers of wind band music today.
Steel Pan Soloist Jeff Martin
Jeff Martin is an active music educator, percussionist, and non-profit leader. Jeff is one of the only full-time steel band educators in the country, and has been the Director of Steel Bands at Clark Montessori High School (a Cincinnati Public School) since 2013, where he teaches 125 musicians in grades 7-12, focusing on field studies and community service-oriented performances. He began playing steel pan at Elder High School and continued through college as he was earning his B.M. in Music Education from Ohio Northern University with a M.M. in Music Education from Miami University to follow. Currently, Jeff keeps a busy schedule as board president and a percussionist for the Queen City Freedom Band (Cincinnati’s LGTBQ+ Concert Band, www.qcfb.org), and as a member of the Cincy Steel Ensemble.
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RUNTIME
Approximately 2 hours, including an intermission.
AGE RECOMMENDATION
This performance is appropriate for all ages.
PURCHASE POLICIES
No refunds, unless otherwise specified.
If your performance is postponed or rescheduled, we will automatically move your tickets to the new performance date(s). If you are unable to attend the new dates, we will work with you to find a solution, which may include, without limitation, an exchange into an alternate performance or a credit for a future performance.
PERFORMANCE ETIQUETTE
For the comfort and enjoyment of your fellow audience members, and to not distract those around you and the actors onstage:
- Turn OFF your cell phone. Even silent calls can be distracting, and the light from your phone can be as disruptive as a cell phone ring. Turn OFF your cell phone.
- Be sure your cell phone is turned off again after intermission.
- Refrain from talking or allowing children to kick seats ahead of them during the performance.
- Photos and recording during the performance are strictly prohibited.
Note that guests who are disturbing those around them may be asked to leave the theater.