Black Odes: A Reclamation Suite
Enjoy a performance of Black Odes: A Reclamation Suite featuring a Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra string quartet; Mark Lomax, II; and The Urban Art Ensemble.
In the 19th century, Black Codes were laws designed to restrict the liberty of Black people. They were heavily enforced shortly after the American Civil War, and ran the gamut of social and cultural wrongdoings: voter suppression, banning access to education, planting the seeds for the prison industrial complex, and worse. The effects of such laws still resonate through the lives of every American today.
Black Odes: A Reclamation Suite is a passionate and antithetical shift in worldview from that reality; a musical, poetic and visual celebration of a world in which the values of beauty, joy and liberty are not only a goal, but a living reality. It is a multi-disciplinary expression of what it would be like to actually live fully in America’s promise.
The Urban Art Ensemble:
Scott Woods – Poet
Edwin Bayard – Tenor & Soprano Saxophone
Dr. William Menefield – Piano
Dean Hulett – Bass
Dr. Mark Lomax, II – Drum Set, Composer
DJ Krate Digga – Turntables
Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes without intermission.
Single Tickets:
$25 for Adults
Free for Students and Children
General Admission Seating
DR. MARK LOMAX, II
Black Odes: A Reclamation Suite
WATCH: An excerpt from Black Odes
ARCO
Date
- Jun 26 2026
Time
- 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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