American Mavericks Vl. I: Quest

Acclaimed composers including Adolphus Hailstork, Regina Harris Baiocchi, Joyce Solomon Moorman and Carolyn Yarnell have been commissioned to write solo piano pieces inspired by poets Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, Naomi Long Madgett and Chelsea Randall’s great uncle, Dudley Randall. Chelsea will premiere the project in spring ‘25 in Detroit, MI. Details TBA. New commissions forthcoming.

Composers

* Denotes commissions in progress.

Regina Harris Baiocchi
Piano Broadsides (2023)
I. A Poet is Not a Jukebox
II. Nocturne for Zasha
III. Shape of the Invisible
Inspired by Dudley Randall’s poetry.

Adolphus Hailstork
Don Quixote (Quest) (2024)
Inspired by Naomi Long Madgett’s “Quest.”

Joyce Solomon Moorman
When We Come (2024)
Inspired by Sonia Sanchez’s titular poem.

Carolyn Yarnell
* Piece inspired by Nikki Giovanni’s “Sky Diving.”