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DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Groupmuse\nMusicians: Gio Barabadze and Madoka Asari\
 n\nPart of what makes the music we celebrate here at Groupmuse such a gift
  is it's wordless quality. Whatever language you speak and however big you
 r vocabulary\, this music is for all of us\, transcending the boundaries o
 f epoch and national borders. And its emotional impact is one you are show
 n\, not told of -- its quite literally possessed of a **untold** power. \n
 \nFor **[our next Denver Massivemuse](https://www.groupmuse.com/events/704
 7)**\, we have partnered with local Congolese-American artist\, story-tell
 er\, humanist\, and renaissance man **Brenton Weyi**\, who's curated an ey
 e-opening evening based on this theme of **Untold**. \n\nIt will explore -
 - through music and theatrical performance -- the untold stories of histor
 ical figures who have impacted the human narrative: from classical music t
 o national movements.\n \nThe first half of the program will highlight the
  work of **Fanny Mendelssohn** -- the brilliant sister of Felix Mendelssoh
 n\, who was the most celebrated composer of their generation. Fanny's star
  never got its chance to shine because\, despite her musical genius\, the 
 world wasn't ready for a woman of her depth\, scope\, and capacity for cre
 ation. We'll explore her background and then experience her tremendous **P
 iano Trio in D Minor.**\n\nThe second half of the program will be a **pre
 view of** Brenton's new and original **unproduced** musical *My Countr
 y My Country* \\* -- a meditation on the untold stories of the people at t
 he core of the struggle for Congolese independence -- a struggle that has 
 produced\, among so much else\, Colorado's largest refugee population.\n\n
 Lastly\, to honor the community-building ethos of Groupmuse\, **Brenton**
  will incorporate a few facilitated activities with the help of **Danny 
 Mazur** of **Denver's well-known Soul Stories** to help the audience exp
 lore the power of the untold story and to connect with new people through 
 this experience.\n\nIt's all going down in the GLORIOUS Ballroom of **The 
 Savoy at Curtis Park**. There will be a bar\, and the evening will be Brin
 g-Your-Own-Floor-Blanket or Seat-Cushion because it's Groupmuse and we LOV
 E getting cozy on the floor. \n\nDoors are at 7pm and tickets are $20!\n\n
 **[Can't wait to see you there](https://www.groupmuse.com/events/7047)**!\
 n\n---\n\n\\* In Brenton's own words: \n**My Country\, My Country** is a m
 ulti-genre musical that follows two central characters: \n \n· Patrice Lu
 mumba of Congo: the wickedly smart\, amazingly complex\, first freely elec
 ted prime minister who was assassinated 6 months after being elected durin
 g Congolese independence from Belgium (an assassination led by the West).\
 n\n· King Baudouin of Belgium: "Le Roi Triste." the deeply principled\, s
 elf-effacing king at age 20 who wanted nothing more than to not be king an
 d make peace in Congo by earning the love of the people. \n\nBoth men\, wa
 lked parallel paths of ambition  to create a better future for Congo…and
  both were their own undoing.
LOCATION:Curtis Park\, Denver
SUMMARY:Untold: Denver's Next Massivemuse
URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/7047-untold-denver-s-next-massivemuse
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