Storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston Performing This Week
Storyteller and librettist Charlotte Blake Alston will be in residence through Feb. 23, thanks to Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series.
Charlotte Blake Alston is a nationally acclaimed storyteller, narrator, instrumentalist, librettist and singer who performs in venues throughout North America and abroad. She is the host of “Sound All Around,” the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Preschool concert series, and has appeared as host or narrator on the orchestra’s school and family concerts since 1991.
She has been a featured host, storyteller and narrator on the Carnegie Hall Family and School Concert series’ since 1995. She has made multiple appearances in such venues as the Smithsonian Institution, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Storytelling Festival and the National Festival of Black Storytelling. She has appeared as a narrator for several choirs and orchestras around the country including the Cleveland Orchestra, The Indianapolis Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony.
Alston will present 22 educational lectures and demonstrations for elementary through college-age students. She will also give informal performances for the public at the LeClaire Community Library, LeClaire, Iowa, and the Moline Public Library, Moline.
Alston’s public performance will be hosted by the Butterworth Center, Moline, at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23. Admission is free; donations will be accepted at the door.
The 2017-2018 season of the Visiting Artist Series runs through April 2018 and features nine performing arts residencies, including a storyteller, musical ensembles, and a jazz dance company.
For more information, visit www.quadcityarts.com.
