"A LITTLE VIOLIN MUSIC IN MEMORY OF ELIJAH MCCLAIN" PERFORMED BY KELLY HALL-TOMPKINS

During a webinar titled “The Time is Now: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Music” presented by the University of Rochester on October 8, 2020, violinist and Eastman School of Music alumna Kelly Hall-Tompkins performed the world premiere of A Little Violin Music in Memory of Elijah McClain, which Ellen wrote for Kelly this past summer.

You can see the performance on YouTube here.

Forgotten Voices, a song cycle commissioned by Kelly’s organization Music Kitchen featuring contributions by 15 composers including Ellen, was to have its premiere presented by Carnegie Hall last May; the performance will take place at a future date to be announced. The mission of Music Kitchen is “to bring top emerging and established professional musicians together in order to share the inspirational, therapeutic, and uplifting power of music with New York City’s disenfranchised homeless shelter population.”