The Walt Disney Concert Hall is about to kick off its highly anticipated Eldorado Ballroom series curated by singer-songwriter Solange Knowles on Oct. 10, 12, and 13. The three nights are Knowles’ “line up of my dreams.” In the spirit of Knowles’ label Saint Records, which has always spotlighted up-and-coming artists like with 2013’s compilation album Saint Heron, the new Eldorado series will give contemporary artists and artists of decades past a stage to showcase the still-growing, storied history of Black art.
Grimy Goods has tickets to give away the sold-out “On Dissonance” performance of Eldorado Ballroom on Oct. 10, courtesy of our friends at the Walt Disney Concert Hall! Enter the giveaway below and learn more about this exciting performance.
Beginning the series on Oct. 10 is “On Dissonance,” which is all about classical and opera works, specifically those from Black female composers. In particular, Julia Perry, the late classical composer and teacher, and Patrice Rushen, a contemporary jazz pianist, will be a focus for the night. Perry, whose three pieces “Short Piece for Orchestra,” “Homunculus C.F.,” and “Stabat Mater,” are part of a wider career marked by works such as her opera The Symplegades and a ballet adaptation of The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde. For Knowles, Perry was a groundbreaking discovery, as her work in the 20th century went against the idea that “classical minimalism was birthed by white men in 1964,” she said on her Instagram.
On top of contributions from conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson and mezzo-soprano Zoie Reams, Perry’s works are preceded by a debut of Knowles’ “Not Necessarily In Arms Reach” off her teased tuba album and Rushen playing her 1999 symphony “Sinfonia.”
How To Enter the Giveaway
If you want to enter the giveaway, fill out the entry form below and head to our Instagram post to tag your +1. The post will be pinned and should be live by Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, October 9, we’ll randomly select a winner for a pair of tickets. The winner will be notified via email, and tickets will be emailed to them. The show is open to all ages, but you must be 18 and over to enter this giveaway. No purchase is necessary. Good luck!
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