Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer
to visit University of Indianapolis February 10-11, 2025

Renowned Composer Anthony Davis will appear at UIndy for a series of talks, concerts and community engagement activities on February 10-11, 2025.

Hailed as one of the “great living American composers” by the New York Times, Anthony Davis stunned the operatic world with X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, and his 2020 Pulitzer Prize winning opera, The Central Park Five.

Davis’s extraordinary career pushes the boundaries of jazz, avant-garde, and classical music, and his powerful social messages redefine the role of artists for our times.

Monday evening, February 10 at 7 PM, Music Sociologist, Joshua Thompson will facilitate a public interview with Davis as they delve into his career and work. Integrating lively dialogue with video clips from the recent Met production of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, and his 2020 Pulitzer-winning opera, The Central Park Five, Davis will share his creative inspirations and the many genres he draws from and reflect on the importance of political art.

Tuesday evening, February 11 at 7 PM, UIndy Faculty and guests will present a free, live concert of Davis’s music, featuring his crossover classical-jazz chamber works, and a powerful baritone aria responding to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

These events are free and open to the public.

Location: Ruth Lilly Performance Hall in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center,
University of Indianapolis, 1400 E Hanna Av., Indianapolis, IN 46227.