Event: Black Pearl at the Barnes (March First Friday)

Date: March 5, 2027

Time: 6:30 PM

Venue:  Barnes Foundation: 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Tickets: Stay tuned for ticket info via barnesfoundation.org

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Join Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra and Artistic Director Jeri Lynne Johnson for an evening of music that brings together celebrated orchestral works and stories from Philadelphia's own history.

Part of Black Pearl's Black Women Composers Initiative, the program features an orchestral suite by Philadelphia-based composer Kendrah Butler-Waters, drawn from her music for Dinner with Dinah, a play by Trapeta Mayson about Dinah, an enslaved woman at Stenton Mansion in 18th-century Germantown who helped save the property during the American Revolution.

The evening also includes Valerie Coleman's Seven O'Clock Shout, a celebration of frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside Beethoven's dramatic Leonore Overture No. 3 and his dramatic Eroica Symphony.

On the Program

Ludwig van Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3
Kendrah Butler-Waters – Orchestral suite from Dinner with Dinah
Valerie Coleman – Seven O'Clock Shout
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3, Eroica

Be Part of the Conversation

The evening will also include a moderated conversation with the artists and an audience Q&A. Hear the stories behind the music, ask questions, and share your own reflections. The discussion will be recorded for Black Pearl's upcoming podcast.

Recording Notice

This event will be photographed and recorded. Portions of the performance, panel discussion, and audience Q&A may be used in Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra’s podcast, social media, website, and communications.