El Beso
El Beso
$16.00
Sopranos, Mandolin, Guitar, Double Bass
Harlem Renaissance poet Angelina Weld Grimke was gay, but born into a mixed race pre-Emancipation dynasty, she put loyalty to her family before her own sexuality. “El Beso”, sung Sunday afternoon by two sopranos, depicts Grimke’s poignant unrequited love.
Here is a 2022 rehearsal video excerpt of El Beso: