Of Ebony Embers, A chamber music theatre work for actor and trio celebrating the lives of the great African American poets Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Claude McKay as seen through the eyes of the great muralist and painter Aaron Douglas. The musical score includes works by jazz giants Duke Ellingtion, Jelly Roll Morton, Billy Strayhorn, Thelonius Monk, and Charles Mingus as well as concert music by Jeffrey Mumford and George Walker. For more information about the CORE Ensemble Performance Group go to, http://www.coreensemble.com/about/