Solo recital: Variations on a Theme
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 7:30pm
Kilworth Chapel, University of Puget Sound

Experience a dynamic celebration of Black artistry in this recital featuring solo piano works by Margaret Bonds, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Nathaniel Dett, Mikhail Johnson, Thelonious Monk, Florence Price, McCoy Tyner, and George Walker. 

Transformation is the thread woven through the program. Each work is in some way an example of variation – from variations on existing or original themes, to transcriptions of jazz improvisations – variations composed in real time! In homage to the brilliant composers whose works she shared, Davenport also premiered her original set of variations on a theme by George Mingus.