87C0AEEC-CC38-408B-9ED1-4DF8054BE485
| ID | 87C0AEEC-CC38-408B-9ED1-4DF8054BE485 |
|---|---|
| Titlecode | EBM0670020 |
| Title Name | Fly Blackbird: A Musical in Two Acts |
| Marketing Copy | In 1960, James V. Hatch and his UCLA colleague C. Bernard Jackson, collaborated to write the civil rights musical Fly Blackbird. Inspired by the student ‘sit-ins” in Greensboro, North Carolina, the growing movement for civil and human rights, and the pursuit of justice for African Americans throughout the United States, the production reflected the times and the means by which they believed change would come to American society. Opening at the Metropolitan Theater in Los Angeles in 1961, the multiracial cast and underlying message of the production challenged young people to stand up and use their voices to affect change. Fly Blackbird became a call to arms for students on the UCLA campus to join the movement, and won the 1962 Obie Award for Best Musical. Libretto, synopsis, cast, and perusal score available upon request. |
| Instrumentation | 0.0.3+BCl.0: AATB Saxes: 0.3.3.0: Perc: Pno: Str: Cast |
| Commission | (not set) |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | add |
| Title Brand | 0 |
| Year Composed | 1962 |
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| Duration | (not set) |
| Ensemble Size | 13 |
| Date Created | 2025-06-27 20:22:52.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:22:52 |
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| Text Author | Libretto by James V. Hatch and C. Bernard Jackson. Additional materials by Jerome Eskow. |
| Premier Performance Memo | (not set) |
| Recording Credits | Original Cast Album - Mercury OCM 2204 |
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| Awards | (not set) |
| Title Category | 6 |
| Title Movements | Overture All in a Good Time Now Big Better I'm Sick of the Whole Damn Problem Who's the Fool The Right Way High Cotton Love at First Sight Couldn't We Why Can't We Natchitoches, LA Fly Blackbird The Gong Rivers to the South Entracte Lilac Tree Twilight Zone Crocker Boy's Song Mister Boy Old White Tom Burial Sequence Who's the Fool Wake Up! |
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| Title Instrument Category Text | Serious Opera |
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| Title Sub Category | 40 |
| Title Instrument Header | 38 |
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