Liquid Music

Davóne Tines and The Truth: RITUAL

Produced by Liquid Music
Presented by Minneapolis Institute of Art, in association with Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

RITUAL is a concert ceremony that invites people to experience musical and visual art as a direct conduit for dealing with personal problems.

The program

WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT?
KYRIE – Caroline Shaw
Leave Me, Loathsome Light – G.F. Handel

WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE UP TO END THAT WORRY?
AGNUS DEI – Caroline Shaw
Fly Away – Traditional

EVERY ACT OF CREATION IS AN ACT OF DESTRUCTION
CREDO – Caroline Shaw
Jesus, Lover of My Soul – Traditional

BUT WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?
GLORIA – Caroline Shaw
Give me Jesus – Arr. Hogan/THE TRUTH

HOW WILL YOU DO BETTER?
SANCTUS – Caroline Shaw
Let it shine – Arr. Tines

Run time: Approximately 45 minutes

about the artists

Davóne Tines is a pathbreaking artist whose work encompasses a diverse repertoire, ranging from early music to new commissions by leading composers, while exploring the social issues of today. A creator, curator, and performer at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics, he is engaged in work that blends opera, art song, spirituals, contemporary classical, gospel, and protest songs as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance connecting to all of humanity.

Tines is an artist who takes full agency of his work, often devising new programs and pieces from conception to performance. He has premiered numerous operas by today’s leading composers, including John Adams, Terence Blanchard, and Matthew Aucoin; and his concert appearances include performances of works ranging from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to Kaija Saariaho’s True Fire. He recently made his Metropolitan Opera debut performing in John Adams’ El Niño. His first studio album, ROBESOИ, released on Nonesuch Records on September 13, 2024, explores his connection to legendary American baritone Paul Robeson, reimagining some of the music Robeson famously sang.

Tines is Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Artist-in-Residence and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale’s first-ever Creative Partner. He is Musical America’s 2022 Vocalist of the Year, a winner of the 2020 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, a recipient of the 2018 Emerging Artists Award from Lincoln Center, and a recipient of the 2024 Chanel Next Prize. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Harvard University. 

John Bitoy is a versatile composer, pianist, and artistic director from Chicago, Illinois. John’s work as an artist and producer is multi-disciplinary and spans genres from jazz to classical, drawing inspiration from diverse global traditions. John earned his Master’s degree in Piano Performance from DePaul University and he acts as artistic director of The Second Floor, a black-owned performance and event space on the West Side of Chicago. John’s focus as an artist and organizer is on bringing sounds and stories of black resistance from the African Diaspora to audiences at home and internationally. 

about liquid music

Liquid Music is a leading producer of special projects in contemporary music, an internationally recognized laboratory for artists from across genre and disciplinary spectrums. This creative institution nurtures and realizes bold ideas from performers and composers, inspiring audiences to discover, learn and be transformed.

Founded at The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in 2012, Liquid Music became independent in 2020, owned and operated by artistic director Kate Nordstrum who has been widely praised for her programmatic vision, panoramic tastes and “storied matchmaking” (Minneapolis Star Tribune). Through Liquid Music, Nordstrum has built a boundary-defying platform for collaboration and earned her reputation as “the most adventurous music curator in town” (MinnPost), “a presenter of rare initiative” (Star Tribune), and “Twin Cities’ curatorial powerhouse with international pull” (Minnesota Public Radio).

about minneapolis institute of art

Home to more than 100,000 works of art representing 7,000 years of world history, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) inspires wonder, spurs creativity, and nourishes the imagination. With extraordinary exhibitions and one of the finest art collections in the country—from all corners of the globe, from ancient to contemporary—Mia links the past to the present, enables global conversations, and offers an exceptional setting for inspiration. Learn more about Mia in their latest Impact Report.

General admission to Mia is always free, but some special exhibitions charge a nominal fee. For more information, call + 1 612 870 3000 or visit www.artsmia.org. Everyone is welcome. Always.

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