2025 Grammy-Award Winner Karen Slack to Perform at Festival Mahogany at Rutgers University–Camden
Festival Mahogany performances run February 28 through March 2 and are FREE and open to the public.
Camden, NJ – February 4, 2025: Festival Mahogany marks the first major event as part of Rutgers University—Camden’s Year of the Arts. This weekend-long celebration of classical music features 2025 Grammy award winner, soprano Karen Slack, who won for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for her album “Beyond the Years – Unpublished Songs of Florence Price.”
Under the artistic direction of Maestro Marlon Daniel, the weekend will focus on world-renowned performers of color, including the 2024 Grammy award-winning quartet Imani Winds and 2013 Grammy award-nominated composer/conductor Tania Leon.
The festival will also feature rising star Ifetayo Ali-Landing, a cellist featured on NPR’s “From The Top,” composer Fred Onovwerosuoke, the Joyner Duo, composer James Lee III, and Ensemble Du Monde. The weekend will also include a lecture and panel discussion titled "Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Redefining Modern-Day Racism," moderated by Chancellor Tillis.
All events are free and open to the public and will be held at the Walter K. Gordon Theater on the campus of Rutgers–Camden. See the event website for a complete schedule of events and additional details about the festival.
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About Rutgers University–Camden
Ranked #46 in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Public Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University–Camden is a diverse, research-intensive campus of approximately 5,700 students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels and more than 1,500 faculty and staff members. Located in Camden, N.J., directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, the university is uniquely situated to serve the local community while achieving global reach. A U.S. Department of Education-eligible Minority Serving Institution, Rutgers–Camden thrives due to a supportive culture that helps students achieve their goals. Rutgers–Camden is recognized as a national model for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a Community Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine has ranked Rutgers University–Camden among its “Best Bang for the Buck” universities and best national universities. Rutgers–Camden holds Carnegie classification as an R2 research university due to a high volume of internationally recognized research, creative output, and scholarly activity.