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ArtPower presents

Terence Blanchard

ABSENCE: Terence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet January 17, 2022 at 8 pm Price Center East Ballroom The E-Collective Terence Blanchard, trumpet/synths Charles Altura, guitar Taylor Eigsti, piano, keyboard, synths David Ginyard, Jr., electric bass Oscar Seaton, drums Turtle Island Quartet David Balakrishnan, violin Gabriel Terracciano, violin Benjamin von Gutzeit, viola Naseem Alatrash, cello

Thank You Helen Edison Lecture Series, Extended Studies

Two-time Oscar® nominee, six-time Grammy®winner and 2018 USA Fellow trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning pivotal moments in American culture – past and present.

From his expansive work composing the scores for Spike Lee films ranging from the documentary When the Levees Broke, about Blanchard’s hometown of New Orleans during the devastation from Hurricane Katrina to the epic Malcolm X; and the latest Lee film, Da 5 Bloods which was released

by Netflix in June 2020, Blanchard has interwoven melodies that created strong backdrops to human stories.

Blanchard received Oscar® nominations for his original scores for Spike Lee’s films BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Da 5 Bloods (2020).

He was also BAFTA nominated for his original music for the 2018 film. He won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for writing “Blut Und Boden (Blood and Soil)” a track from BlacKkKlansman.

More recently, Blanchard has composed his second opera, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, based on the memoir of celebrated writer and the New York Times columnist Charles Blow. The libretto was written by Kasi Lemmons and commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis where it premiered in June 2019. The Metropolitan Opera premiered a revived version of Fire Shut Up in My Bones in September 2021 to open their 2021–22 season in New York, making it the first opera composed by an African American composer to premiere at the Met. Blanchard’s first opera, Champion also premiered to critical acclaim in 2013 at OTSL and starred Denyce Graves with a libretto from Pulitzer Prize Winner, Michael Cristofer.

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With his current quintet The E-Collective, featured on the score to BlacKkKlansman with a 96-piece orchestra, Blanchard delivered a “soaring, seething, luxuriant score,” the New York Times. In Vice Magazine, Blanchard elaborates, “In BlacKkKlansman it all became real to me. You feel the level of intolerance that exists for people who ignore other people’s pain. Musically, I can’t ignore that. I can’t add to that intolerance. Instead I have to help people heal from it.” Blanchard’s E-Collective has now released three acclaimed records on Blue Note®: GRAMMY®-nominated Breathless (2015), LIVE (2018) and ABSENCE (2021) which also features Turtle Island Quartet.

Some of Blanchard’s other film and television credits include Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour, Inside Man, and Miracle at St. Anna; Kasi Lemmons’ films, Eve’s Bayou, Talk to Me, and Harriet; George Lucas’ Red Tails; Tim Story’s Barbershop; the powerful documentary On the Record which was directed and produced by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering and premiered on HBO Max in May 2020; and the critically acclaimed drama series Perry Mason starring Matthew Rhys with episodes directed by Tim Van Patten which premiered on HBO in June 2020.

Blanchard scored One Night in Miami which marks Regina King’s feature directorial debut and was acquired by Amazon Studios and premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in September 2020. The film is opened on December 2020 and launched on Prime Video the following month.

Regarding his consistent attachment to artistic works of conscience, Blanchard confesses, “You get to a certain age when you ask, ‘Who’s going to stand up and speak out for us?’ Then you look around and realize that the James Baldwins, Muhammad Alis and Dr. Kings are no longer here...and begin to understand that it falls on you. I’m not trying to say I’m here to try to correct the whole thing, I’m just trying to speak the truth.” In that regard, he cites unimpeachable inspirations. “Max Roach with his ‘Freedom Now Suite,’ John Coltrane playing ‘Alabama,’ even Louis Armstrong talking about what was going on with his people any time he was interviewed. Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter who live by their Buddhist philosophy and try to expand the conscience of their communities.

I’m standing on all of their shoulders. How dare I come through this life having had the blessing of meeting those men and not take away any of that? Like anybody else, I’d like to play feel-good party music but sometimes my music is about the reality of where we are.”

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ARTPOWER DONORS 2022–23 CATALYST ($20,000+)

Judith Bachner and Eric Lasley Elaine Galinson Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation Bobbie and Jon Gilbert Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation Patricia and Christopher Weil of The Weil Family Foundation The Parker Foundation

CREATOR ($10,000–19,999)

Phyllis and Daniel Epstein Ronald and Wynona Goldman Jack Lampl New England Foundation for the Arts Charles and Marilyn Perrin George Clement Perkins Endowment

ADVOCATE ($2,500–9,999)

Joan J. Bernstein ArtPower Student Engagement Endowment Fund Maureen and C. Peter Brown Anne Marie Pleska and Luc Cayet Josephine Kiernan and Bjorn Bjerede In Memory of Jennifer A. Dennis Martha and Edward Dennis Renita Greenberg and Jim Allison Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore Barbara and Sam Takahashi Hamburger Chamber Music Series Endowment Fund Jack Lampl Eva and Doug Richman Ruth S. Stern ArtPower Student Engagement Fund

GUARDIAN ($1,000–2,499)

Joyce Axelrod and Joseph Fisch Janice Steinberg and John Cassidy Marilyn Colby Beverly Freemont Kim Signoret-Paar

CONTRIBUTOR ($500–999) Janice Alper Janice and Nelson Byrne Consulate General of Israel Charles Kantor Marilies Schoelflin Connie Beardsley Phyllis and Edward Mirsky Sharon Perkowski Felize Levine 6

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SPARK ($250–499)

James and Kathleen Stiven Jess and Meg Mandel Barry and Jennfer Greenberg Mary L. Beebe Charles Reilly K. Andrew Achterkirchen Paulyne D. Becerra Turea Z. Erwin Samuel and Theresa Buss Natalee C. Ellars Maya Ridinger

YORK SOCIETY

Donors who make provisions for ArtPower in their estate Joyce Axelrod and Joseph Fisch Judith Bachner and Eric Lasley Ruth Stern Kathryn Sturch

ARTPOWER STAFF DONORS Carolena Deutsch-Garcia Jordan Peimer Kathryn Sturch

FOUNDATION/CORPORATE SPONSORS CORPORATE SPONSORS

New England Foundation for the Arts The Parker Foundation Consulate General of Israel Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore

POWERPLAYERS

PowerPlayers are an exceptional group of donors that have made a three year commitment to support ArtPower.

Joyce Axelrod and Joseph Fisch Joan Bernstein Marilyn Colby Martha and Ed Dennis Phyllis and Daniel Epstein Elaine Galinson Bobbie and Jon Gilbert Renita Greenberg and Jim Alison Eric Lasley and Judith Bachner Sharon Perkowski Kim Signoret-Paar Paul and Edith H. Sanchez Pat Weil and Christopher Weil A portion of funding for ArtPower is provided by the UC San Diego Student Services Fee Committee.

Donor list and PowerPlayer list reflecting gifts and pledges allocated for September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

ARTPOWER STAFF

Joanna Christian, Associate Director of Marketing & Communications, Campus Performance and Events Office Carolena Deutsch-Garcia, Associate Director of Development Jennifer Mancano, Events & Performing Arts Business Manager Jordan Peimer, Artistic Director Colleen Kollar Smith, Executive Director, Campus Performance and Events Office Kathryn Sturch, Production Manager Alyssa Villaseñor, Marketing Manager

Student Staff Marketing and Graphic Design Assistants Ashley Asadi ‘24 Holden Bailey ‘23 Yumei Feng ‘23 Tiffany Liang ‘23 Rachel Paner ‘24 Hieu Phan ‘25 Events Promotions Assistants Paloma Diaz ‘24 Rain Dong ‘25 Ishiba Dube ‘26 Kathleen Hoang ‘25 Kellie Huang, ‘25 Kaylie Lam ‘25 Kristy Lee ‘23 Julie Li ‘25 Martica Manuel, ‘26 Alice Nguyen ‘26 Anne Nguyen ‘25 Niko Parker ‘24 Kadie Qi ‘25 Heidi Shin ‘25 Hao Wang ‘24 Angela Wu ‘24 Sasha Zabegalin ‘24 Media Assistants Diego Pereya ‘26 Kieran Vu ‘25 Jules Yap ‘23

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