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Changing the Conversation Through the Arts
Andre Leonard
Andre Leonard first came to the attention of Alliance for New Music-Theatre through Conductor Angel Gil-Ordoñez and served as vocal coach and accompanist for the second showcase of our opera-in-development On the Road to Arivaca. It was a beautiful experience all around.
We began brainstorming to collaborate on other projects, and Andre soon became an indispensable mentor to some of our coro de la comunidad (Youth Chorus) members.
Andre is a world-class pianist, composer, and conductor. He has been Resident Artist at the Kennedy Center and Director of the CAAPA Chorale.
We have recently chosen one of Andre’s projects to kick off the Winter-Spring Season 2025 for our January Live & About outing. This will take place on January 11 at the historic landmark Howard Theatre, next to DC’s U Street corridor.
Una In Perpetuum (Latin for “One, Forever,”) will feature a dynamic mix of live and recorded sound in performance Andre will conduct the debut of his symphonic overture composed for piano, strings, and drums with a twenty-piece chamber orchestra and featuring DC’s Hue Band. HUE, the rising DC rock band spotlighted in Rolling Stone after their mind-blowing performance at Afropunk Blktopia 2024, will bring their unique fusion of Rock, go-go, R&B, and pop-punk. The evening will also highlight the genre-defying artistry of Heru the Trap Violinist, a Howard University graduate breaking barriers with his classical-meets-hip-hop violin style.
Una In Perpetuum promises to be a groundbreaking celebration of unity through music and an unforgettable evening of healing, unity, and hope when it’s needed now more than ever. It also suggests for our Live & About group a wild ride and an immersive musical experience like no other. Will we find embedded seeds of music-theater?