Charlotte Blake Alston

Charlotte Blake Alston is an internationally acclaimed storyteller, narrator, and librettist and is The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Imasogie Storyteller, Narrator, and Host. She has appeared as host and narrator on the Orchestra’s School and Family concerts since 1991. Committed to keeping alive African and African-American oral traditions, she has been a featured artist at the National Storytelling Festival; the National Festival of Black Storytelling; and festivals in Ireland, Switzerland, South Africa, and Brazil. She has been guest narrator for several orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Her honors include two honorary Ph. Ds, a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, and the Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Association.