MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
A STORY OF BROTHERLY LOVE, CARETAKING, AND COMMUNITY AMONG BLACK MEN IN AMERICA TOLD THROUGH ART SONG, SOUL, GOSPEL, AND OPERA.
LIVE. ON RECORD. ON PURPOSE.
A powerful new album from The New York Festival of Song featuring six extraordinary Black male vocalists in a stirring collection of art songs, spirituals, and new works that celebrate brotherhood, community, and resilience.
ARTISTS
Jorell Williams, Will Liverman, Joseph Parish | baritone
Alan Williams | bass-baritone
Joshua Blue, Chazmen Ali-Williams | tenor
Steven Blier | piano
Justin Austin | curator
“In ‘I, Too’, Jorell Williams sang of the degradations suffered by a Black man
with his arms folded in defiance and his voice just as biting.”
- Seen and Heard International
LIVE IN CONCERT
An unforgettable evening of song and storytelling at Merkin Hall in New York City. Jorell Williams and the ensemble brought MY BROTHER'S KEEPER to life with power, humor, sensitivity, and humanity.
THE ALBUM
“My Brother’s Keeper is a must-hear, must-play-on-repeat album.”
ConcertoNet
“Jorell Williams expresses all of Hughes’ bitterness of racism inside ‘I, Too, Am America’”
An Earful
“all the pain, beauty, and love that served as the impetus for the show crystallize over seven glorious minutes.”
Textura
"...“the project extends beyond its many musical rewards”
San Fransisco
Classical Voice
“The final "bonus track," Jorell Williams's arrangement of "Hold Fast To Dreams," left me sobbing.”
BEHIND THE MUSIC
Go behind the scenes of the making of MY BROTHER'S KEEPER. From the rehearsals to the story, these moments capture the moments that are the heart of the process.
