American Roots: Songs of the Underground Railroad
Name:
American Roots: Songs of the Underground Railroad
Date:
September 7, 2024
Time:
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
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Tickets
Event Description:
For thousands self-liberating on the Underground Railroad, music was a key to freedom. Now, those songs are coming to life.
Join us for American Roots: Songs of the Underground Railroad, a live performance featuring soprano Victoria Ellington and the Summermusik String Quartet.
The performance will feature songs from the era of the Underground Railroad as well as 20th- and 21st-century pieces by Black composers, including Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Mark Lomax II, Nkeiru Okoye and Jessie Montgomery.
- 6:30 p.m. Reception
- 6:45 p.m. Gallery talk with Ann Hagedorn, historian and author of Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad
- 7:30 p.m. Performance
Tickets are $40.