A performance by musicians from BGSU of “More Than Words,” a tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement by composer Kevin Day, is available now on YouTube.
The performance Myra Merritt-Grant as the narrator, and an ensemble of eight saxophones, bass and piano, conducted by John Sampen.
The video was produced by Michael Laurello.
Members of he ensemble are: Lindsey Welp and Josh Tuttle, soprano saxophones; Andrew Moore, and Katherine Campbell, alto saxophones; Kyle Brooks and Carl Ng, tenor saxophones; Daniel Lynge and Lexi Meltzer, baritone saxophones; Benjamin Nylander, piano; and Adam Albert Har-zvi, double bass.
Born in 1996, Day is considered and emerging force in contemporary composition. The son of a hip-hop producer and a noted gospel singer, he music stands at the crossroads of jazz, minimalism, Latin music, fusion, and contemporary classical idioms.
