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Since Vogler is based in New York and Gorman in L.A., they rehearsed via Zoom for a few months and in person in the days leading up to the performance. Carnegie Hall also has a long history of featuring non-musicians, including activists Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Even poet Gil Scott-Heron has performed there several times.
With the help of the venue’s legendary acoustics, the 25-year-old Harvard graduate’s penetrating yet mellifluous words rang out, often falling into punctuated rhythm. Gorman’s poetry used, among other things, scripture, pop culture references, and civil rights rhetoric. Graceful and expressive movements of her arms and hands gave her words further life, providing warning and encouragement, and urging unity.
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