The Table Sessions: Water Speaks
Presented by Intercultural Journeys
Keisha Hutchins Hirlinger, voice
Doug Hirlinger, vibraphone
Madison Rast, Bass
Water — what stories are carried by this most fragile and powerful life-force? With water-as-storyteller, Keisha Hutchins Hirlinger and Doug Hirlinger’s Water Speaks explores the relationship of Black Americans and their ancestors to this sustaining element. From the origins of West Africa through the Middle Passage, to the shores of the United States, to the pools, rivers, lakes, and oceans of the country, this vivid composition for voice, vibraphone, and bass takes you on a profound exploration of joy, life, death, sorrow, and above all, resilience. Paired together with the musical suite, Chef Jay Battersbee of FEAST Catering curates a delicious meal as part of the evening.
Water Speaks is a suite composed by Keisha Hutchins Hirlinger and Doug Hirlinger and was originally commissioned by the Philadelphia Jazz Project and performed as a part of POOL: A Social History of Segregation, an exhibit at Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia. To learn more about the project, visit this link, POOL: A Social History of Segregation.
