# Event Details - **Event Name**: Black & Brown Classical Composers in Arturo Schomburg's Era - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: The Harlem Chamber Players presents Black and Brown Classical Composers in Arturo Schomburg's Era, a lecture concertAbout this EventIN PERSONThe Harlem Chamber Players presents Black and Brown Classical Composers in Arturo Schomburg's Era, a lecture-concert celebrating Arturo Schomburg and the Schomburg Center's Centennial. The program includes a world premier preview of an opera about Arturo Schomburg by composer Dr. Carlos Carillo and librettist Dr. Vanessa Valdés. Dr. Zuly Inirio will join members of The Harlem Chamber Players in performing Cinco canciones negras by the Spanish composer Xavier Montsalvatge and members of Harlem Opera Theater will join in selections from Verdi's Aida and Meyerbeer's L'Africaine in a nod to the soprano Caterina Jarboro, whom Schomburg reviewed when she gave her debut at the Hippodrome in 1933. The concert will be followed by a panel discussion with the artists led by Dr. Valdés, author of the biography Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg.This event is presented in association with the and .FEATURED PARTICIPANTSDr. Zuly Inirio, sopranoDr. Vanessa Valdés, moderator, speakerDr. Carlos Carillo, composerDr. Gregory Hopkins, pianoLynnesha Crump, sopranoRocky Sellers, bass-baritoneAshley Horne, violinClaire Chan, violinWilliam Frampton, violaWayne Smith, celloHarlem Chamber PlayersThe non-profit Harlem Chamber Players Inc., is an ethnically diverse collective of professional classical musicians dedicated to bringing high-caliber, affordable, accessible live classical music to people in the Harlem community and beyond. The Harlem Chamber Players help build diverse audiences for classical music through community and educational outreach as well as collaborations with other arts organizations, schools and cultural institutions. The Harlem Chamber Players promote an appreciation for live classical music, local community access to the arts and arts inclusion.FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLICACCESSIBLILITYAccessibility requests can be made by e-mail accessibility@nypl.org. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/3c7882e0-2f61-11f1-bec9-ad3f1e96ac99-rimg-w592-h740-dc7d1f07-gmir.jpg LEARN MOREThis year, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding! Join us all year long for a wide array of special events, exhibitions, and more as we celebrate this milestone and continue the legacy of Arturo Schomburg.Schomburg100 | Exhibition | Special-Edition Library Card | Become a Member#SchomburgLive__________________________FIRST COME, FIRST SEATED Events are free and open to all, but due to space constraints registration is requested. Registered guests are given priority check-in 15 to 30 minutes before start time. After the event starts all registered seats are released regardless of registration, so we recommend that you arrive early. We generally overbook to ensure a full house.GUESTS Please note that holding seats in the Langston Hughes Auditorium is strictly prohibited and there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center.ACCESSIBLILITY Accessibility requests can be made by e-mail accessibility@nypl.org.E-TRANSPORTATION NYPL policy prohibits electric transportation devices (e.g., motorbikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, e-skateboards) from being brought into or stored at library sites for any length of time, as this is the best way to keep our spaces & people safe.AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING Programs are photographed and recorded by the Schomburg Center. Attending this event indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any all purposes of the New York Public Library.PRESS Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Leah Drayton at leahdrayton@nypl.org.Please note that personal and professional video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/black-and-brown-classical-composers-in-arturo-schomburgs-era/100001986343338396 - **Event Categories**: Entertainment, Music, Art, Concerts, Exhibitions, Business, Theatre, literary-art, performances - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fblack-brown-classical-composers-in-arturo-schomburgs-era-tickets-1986343338396 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - New York Public Library - **lat**: 40.8145527 - **long**: -73.9408948 - **full address**: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - New York Public Library, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (https://allevents.in/org/schomburg-center-for-research-in-black-culture/22630024) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/f090bae9b554e36e74694980986d15867f04b033e45b49c8d977c1384c77290e-rimg-w1200-h600-dc141518-gmir.jpg?v=1775223017 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/e2d0f10df2f9c34b2567408c1b4ef577429918b0a2dd53ee6231bc1e3cda7a5c-rimg-w400-h400-dc141619-gmir.jpg?v=1775223017 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? 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