The Ranney and Emel Songu Mize Chamber Opera Series - Charlie Parker’s Yardbird - Composer: Daniel Schnyder

The story starts immediately following the death of jazz great, Charlie Parker. With the aid of his strong mother Addie, three of his four wives, and his partner in the bebop jazz revolution, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie struggles to calm his demons and write his final masterpiece.

1:30pm Nuts and Bolts Lecture

2:30pm Performance