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SUMMARY:Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter Rochelle Rice Presents Tell Her This
DESCRIPTION:In-person Register HereTell Her This is an inspiring blend of podcasting\, visual art\, and live music\nthat celebrates the voices and wisdom of women \nThis event is part of Hill Center’s annual Benjamin Drummond series\nof cultural and scholarly programming. \n \n \nAs a singer and songwriter\, Rochelle Rice creates introspective and deeply profound live music experiences. Her brand of lyric-driven\, heart-centered music has led to collaborations with the storied Sweet Honey in the Rock and the fiery and fierce behld. \nRochelle is a masterful vocalist\, composer\, and storyteller whose artistry blurs the lines between jazz\, soul\, and contemporary pop. With a voice that moves effortlessly between power and vulnerability\, she creates music that resonates deeply\, drawing audiences into a rich\, emotional world. Rochelle has lit up stages like The Kennedy Center\, Blues Alley\, and Strathmore Mansion\, becoming a standout presence on the East Coast music scene. \nHer debut project\, Wonder\, is a vibrant showcase of original compositions that reflect her musical depth and emotional honesty. Rochelle’s collaborative spirit has led her to tour with the legendary Sweet Honey In The Rock® and work alongside a wide range of celebrated artists\, further cementing her reputation as a versatile and innovative performer. \nTrained in classical voice at East Carolina University and jazz studies at Howard University\, Rochelle honed her craft as part of Howard’s acclaimed vocal ensemble Afro Blue\, under the mentorship of Connaitre Miller. Her performances blend technical brilliance with a deep sense of humanity\, bridging tradition and modernity with ease. \nOffstage\, Rochelle is just as impactful. A passionate advocate for social justice and education\, she has lent her voice to protests and rallies and created music curricula for DC Public Schools during her tenure with the DC Jazz Festival. She continues to mentor young artists through partnerships with Strathmore Music Center. Her contributions have earned her accolades such as Washington City Paper’s Best Jazz Vocalist and the Bernard Ebb Songwriter Award. \nRochelle’s latest project\, Tell Her This\, combines podcasting\, live music\, and visual art to celebrate the stories and wisdom of women across generations. Based in Washington\, DC\, she shares her creative life with her husband and daughter\, continuing to inspire through her music\, her message\, and her commitment to meaningful connections. \nBenjamin Drummond Emancipation Day Celebration  \nNow in its 9th year\, Hill Center’s Benjamin Drummond series honors America’s first liberated enslaved people with scholarly and celebratory programs that bring together a diverse group of prominent experts\, artists\, and public figures throughout the year to explore the Civil War and its long aftermath from the African American perspective. Named for the Old Naval Hospital’s first patient\, a young African American seaman taken prisoner by Confederated ships\, Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Day Celebration marks 162 years since President Abraham Lincoln signed The District of Columbia Emancipation Act\, also known as The DC Compensated Emancipation Act\, nearly nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation.
URL:https://www.hillcenterdc.org/event/acclaimed-singer-songwriter-rochelle-rice-presents-tell-her-this/
LOCATION:Hill Center DC\, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue\, SE\, Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stone Room Concerts @ Hill Center Featuring Acclaimed Singer/Songwriters Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt
DESCRIPTION:In-person Register HereCurated and Hosted by Stone Room Concerts Founder David Holiday \n  \n \n  \nCARRIE ELKIN & DANNY SCHMIDT TOGETHER\nTwo Great Songwriters\, One Great Night \n“Schmidt is a remarkable songwriter\, poetic\, funny\, lyrical and moving. And Elkin is an infectious performer.”\n– Martin Chilton\, Telegraph UK \nIt’s a special treat when Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin share the stage together. These two great songwriters from Austin\, TX generally tour solo and separately\, but if the chemistry seems especially amorous\, they come by it honestly\, as they are a rare breed: a romantic partnership in real life\, as well as a musical partnership in artistic life. And the two together on stage makes for a classic case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. \nDanny Schmidt is best known for his riveting poetic lyrics\, which have drawn favorable comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Townes Van Zandt for their depth and complexity. And gypsy spirit Carrie Elkin is best known for her incredibly soulful and dynamic vocals\, which have drawn favorable comparisons to Patty Griffin at her most powerful\, and Nanci Griffith at her most intimate. \nTogether\, the respective strengths they each bring\, individually\, merge into a much greater whole\, a performance of great energy and spirit\, and one that audiences seem to be able to connect with on a multitude of levels\, at once: Emotionally\, Spiritually\, and Intellectually. \nNamed to the Chicago Tribune’s list of the “50 Most Significant Songwriters in the Last 50 Years\,” Austin\, TX-based singer/songwriter Danny Schmidt has amassed a cult following for his stunningly poetic\, poignant lyricism. With comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Townes Van Zandt\, Schmidt is considered a preeminent writer. Sing Out Magazine proclaimed: “Schmidt is a force of nature: a blue moon\, a hundred-year flood\, an avalanche of a singer-songwriter. His songs are a flood of poetry\, mythology\, folk wisdom\, and surprise. He is perhaps the best new songwriter we’ve heard in the last 15 years.” \nCarrie Elkin is one of those rare artists with a tidal wave singing voice\, and a stage whisper writing voice that brings you to the edge of your seat\, emotionally. Like Patty Griffin or Brandi Carlile\, she straddles the Americana\, Folk\, and Indie Rock worlds\, where meaningful songs meet the fierce-yet- fragile voices of powerful women. Like these other seminal artists\, Elkin has the gift of projecting very personal intimate moments into transcendent universal experiences that move us all. Maverick Magazine said it best\, after a recent festival performance: “I have never seen a performer so in love with the act of singing. That’s the gospel truth\, and from what I’ve subsequently learned\, I’m not the only one to believe or state that. Onstage\, Elkin was simply a force of nature.” \nDon’t miss these two great artists in a rare split-bill performance\, sharing songs back and forth\, and lending their voices to each other’s tunes\, in harmony. \nAbout David Holiday: David Holiday — a lifelong music aficionado who in his youth performed with the Grammy-winning Texas Boys Choir and numerous youth orchestras and ensembles\, founded Stone Room Concerts together with his wife in 2012 to bring  intimate\, high-quality performances by local\, national and international independent musicians to the DMV area.  He has hosted more than 200 shows over the past decade in homes\, churches and other eclectic venues\, including for several years at Bikenetic\,a full service bicycle shop in Falls Church. Stone Room Concerts also serves as the fiscal agent for Niñas Arriba\, a charitable project of Latin Grammy-nominee Gina Chavez and their wife Jodi Granado\, which they set up to support the college education of young women in El Salvador and Central America.  In keeping with his long standing professional involvement with Central America\, Holiday is part of a team supporting the Maya Kaqchikel musician Sara Curruchich.  In 2023\, he had the privilege of serving as tour manager for Curruchich’s first-ever US tour\, including major venues and festivals in New York\, California\, Colorado and Illinois.
URL:https://www.hillcenterdc.org/event/stone-room-concerts-hill-center-featuring-acclaimed-singer-songwriter-danny-schmidt/
LOCATION:Hill Center DC\, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue\, SE\, Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States
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