Damian Norfleet
Interdisciplinary Performer-Composer-Improviser
Upcoming Events
Composer Portrait Concert: Courtney Bryan
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Miller Theatre at Columbia University
I am thrilled to join my friend and 2023 MacArthur Fellow Courtney Bryan to perform a program of her recent works including excerpts from her opera "Blessed", which was written for me; "Dreaming" for two voices and chamber ensemble, and "Requiem", a powerful five-movement work bridging end-of-life rituals from a spectrum of traditions.
Ban No More!
Thursday, October 10th, 2024
Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center
Ban No More! is an evening of performances by Ensemble Pi exploring composers, movie directors, and writers who have had their creative work banned by their government and society. The evening celebrates the works of Hanns Eisler, Arnold Schoenberg, Arvo Pärt, Fanny Mendelssohn, and my arrangement of Abel Meeropol's "Strange Fruit". I will also read thoughts from censored American authors Jacqueline Woodson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Amanda Gorman, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Art Spiegelman among others.
Always, Already There: An Incubator for Afrodiasporic New Music
November 4-10, 2024
I will be joining the International Contemporary Ensemble for a week-long residency at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin. George Lewis is curating and specifying participants for as the HKW-appointed curator.
Stand the Storm
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC
Sat, Mar. 15, 2025
The Music Center at Strathmore
The Washington Chorus and National Philharmonic join forces once again to bring American voices and struggles to life on stage in “Stand the Storm.” On this program, composers Nkeiru Okoye, Leonard Bernstein, John Legend, Common, and Rollo Dilworth demonstrate their own method for both standing through adversity and enacting the change necessary to build and sustain communities that are fair and just for all. Featuring the world premiere of the brand-new symphonic orchestration for Dilworth’s Weather: Stand the Storm, as well as the beloved arrangement of “Glory” by TWC’s own Eugene Rogers, join us as we examine our nation's disparities and find strength and unity through this powerful performance.
