New Canon Chamber Collective presents a fun, nostalgic and entertaining musical production Remember the Times Live celebrating theme songs from Black American sitcoms from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s in the Abdo New River Room at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m.
This joyous, multidisciplinary production of music, theater, dance, poetry and film features a three-part digital documentary produced by opera vocalist and producer, James Binon. Also featured are Darius V. Daughtry, founder and artistic executive director of Art Prevails Project; vocalist JaNia Harden of The Harden Project; and Tanisha Cidel, co-founder and executive director of Evolutionary Arts Life Foundation.
Local music artists Waldron Dunkley II, Sarah Ruff and Jeremy Jordan composed original medley arrangements that will have audiences dancing and singing. Big Band Director for Broward College, Dunkley will serve as the musical director in addition to his creative contributions. Dunkley is a musical performer, talented arranger and multi-faceted instrumentalist whose repertoire includes jazz, reggae, soca, Junkanoo, orchestral and symphony works, r&b, soul and church gospel. Named one of South Florida’s Top Black Educators by Legacy Magazine, Ruff is a graduate of Dillard High School, University of Miami and Nova Southeastern and is currently an Assistant Professor of Music and Orchestra Director at Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama with two decades experience as a music educator teaching multiple disciplines including piano, violin, guitar, theory, choir and orchestra. Jordan is a vocalist, conductor, educator and composer who currently serves as Choral Director of the world renowned Aeolians at Oakwood University and previously was the Director of Music and Choral Department at Miami Union Academy.
The New Canon Chamber Collective’s mission is to shine a light on Black and Brown composers hidden in the shadows and create equitable pay opportunities for Black and Brown classical musicians in South Florida. The Collective’s Executive Director Portia Dunkley is a Miami native with Bahamian and Haitian Caribbean roots. A double bassist, Dunkley started Teeny Violini in 2017, a mobile music education program for preschools and after-school programs, providing music education services for historically underserved communities. For more information about New Canon Chamber Collective, visit www.newcanonmusic.org, like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/NewCanonChamber
A post-show Q&A immediately follows the performance as part of the Broward Center’s Arts for Action: Black Voices initiative focusing on how the arts and artists can be a force for change in addressing critical issues of social justice and racial inequality. That initiative is presented by Baptist Health and JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Funding for Remember the Times Live is provided in part by the Miami Foundation and is presented as part of the Broward Center’s Arts Access Program, which assists community-based organizations in presenting arts and cultural performances at the Broward Center. The program provides technical assistance and marketing support to local community groups enabling them to develop and build their audiences.
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The Broward Center 2023/2024 season is supported by the Broward Performing Arts Foundation. AutoNation, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, Spirit and UHealth University of Miami Health System. Programs are also sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About The Broward Center for the Performing Arts
One of America’s premier performing arts venues, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts presents more than 700 performances each year to more than 700,000 patrons, showcasing a wide range of exciting cultural programming and events. Guest experiences at the Broward Center include the all-inclusive Spirit Club Level and UHealth-University of Miami Health System Intermezzo Lounge, special events in the Huizenga Pavilion, waterfront dining at Marti’s New River Bistro and innovative classes and workshops for all ages at the Rose Miniaci Arts Education Center. With one of the largest arts-in-education programs in the United States, the Broward Center serves more than 100,000 students annually. The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is located at 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, visit BrowardCenter.org.
