UCLA presents Brubeck’s “The Gates Of Justice” in 3-Day Spotlight

Excerpt below from the UCLA press release:

THE GATES OF JUSTICE, Brubeck's Epic Cantata Of Black-Jewish Healing, Gets Rare 3-Day Spotlight By UCLA

The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music presents a series of concerts and dialogue bringing artists and academics together to dive deep into issues of race and social justice in the modern world. The series launches Feb. 26-28, centered around The Gates of Justice, jazz legend Dave Brubeck’s rarely presented large-scale sacred composition.

A historic performance of The Gates of Justice takes place on Feb. 26 at UCLA’s iconic Royce Hall. For the first time ever, Brubeck’s sons will perform as the accompanying jazz trio. Preceding is a program of six recent and socially conscious works by contemporary composers, including six-time Grammy-winning pianist, composer, and music educator Arturo O’Farrill. A second performance of the entire program takes place on Feb. 28 at Holman United Methodist Church.

On Feb. 27, a daylong public conference features prominent scholars and experts exploring the historical and cultural connections of Black and Jewish communities in the United States, intimate analyses of Brubeck’s Gates of Justice, and the contemporary relevance of music to social justice.

“When King said, ‘We must live together as brothers,’ people didn’t hear it. Now they damn well hear it.”
— Dave Brubeck