Saturday, December 7, 2013

'Ballad for Trayvon Martin' Debuts at Princeton



'Ballad for Trayvon Martin' Debuts at Princeton
by William Bigelow 6 Dec 2013, 4:30 PM PDT
Anthony D.J. Branker, the founder and director of the program in jazz studies at Princeton university, his alma mater, has written a new composition for orchestra and jazz quartet in honor of Trayvon Martin.

Branker said he wanted the piece "to be a form of healing and something that could be seen as a composition of hope—one that speaks to all of us to continue to work together so that children of any race, ethnicity or religious affiliation never have to meet such a tragic end."

Branker says his own personal experience with racism resurfaced after Martin was killed and that he was “moved to the core.” He remembered an incident when he was in his early 20s: "I was stopped by police at gunpoint because it was believed I broke into someone’s home. I fit a profile. Police surrounded my car."

Branker’s opus, "Ballad for Trayvon Martin for Orchestra and Jazz Quartet," premiered Thursday at Princeton, along with performances of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, Beethoven’s "Egmont" overture, and a world premiere of "Teatro di Strada" by David Sanford.

Branker said the piece was not written in anger, and not only is the piece a tribute to Martin but also others who have suffered from racial violence. He said, “I see my role as an educator and composer and artist to not so much address historic events, but to touch the listener in some way, to make some sort of contact and relationship. I simply want to make a connection, whether it’s on a level of social consciousness, or music and expression."

Princeton University
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Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Media Matters, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the New America Foundation (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank), the International Rescue Committee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
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Eric E. Schmidt is the chairman of the New America Foundation (think tank), was a funder for the New America Foundation (think tank), a trustee at Princeton University, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
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Elaine Pagels is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a professor at Princeton University.
W. Michael Blumenthal is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and was a trustee emeritus at Princeton University.
Albert Einstein was the founder of the International Rescue Committee, and a professor at Princeton University.
Shirley M. Tilghman is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the president of Princeton University.
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Jessica Tuchman Mathews is the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
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Spike Lee is an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner, and married to Tonya Lewis Lee.
Tonya Lewis Lee is married to Spike Lee, and a director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.
William H. Scheide is a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, and a benefactor at Princeton University.
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach was a trustee emeritus at Princeton University, and a director emeritus at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner, and a professor at Harvard University.
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