Remembering ‘Dreamland’
Artistic Director Sean Baugh, standing, and guest performer Denise Lee, seated right, and members of the Turtle Creek Chorale reheard for the premiere of Dreamland.
TCC premiering work about Tulsa Race Massacre at Meyerson before Carnegie Hall appearance DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com The Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa was known as Black Wall Street, and the thriving business district and surrounding residential area were nationally known, according to the Tulsa Historical Society.
But in 1921, participants in what’s become known as the Tulsa Race Massacre destroyed the neighborhood, murdering as many as 300 residents.
The Turtle Creek Chorale has commissioned a new work — Dreamland: Tulsa 1921, based on the incidents of the massacre — that will premiere at the Meyerson Symphony Center on July 2 and 3.
