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Salon Series: A Celebration of Black Artistry
Friday • March 26, 2021 | 6:30 pm
Longy’s Black Student Union and Vocal Studies Department Present:
A Celebration of Black Artistry
Featuring works by Trevor Weston, Jeffrey Mumford, Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Jazmine Sullivan, and more
Featuring an arrangement of Poor Man Lazarus by Jester Hairston performed by the newly formed Voices of Zion at Longy directed by Ashleigh Gordon, Libor Dudas and Danny Rivera
Also featuring a group presentation by the newly formed “Nigerian Echoes” ensemble of Longy students who will perform folk songs featuring the main Nigerian languages, cultures and styles
Performers:
Kristen Marion
Danny Rivera
Iris Jiaying Zhu-Mowry
Adam Merrill
Nmesoma Ogbuani
Blessing Agu
Ifeanyi Epum
Gift Anyagwochu
Temidayo Balogun
Olayemi Ogundola
Chinonso Obiezue
Tyreese Kadle
Lauren Florek
Lea Peterson
Eliana Sldarriaga
Libor Dudas
Andy Kozar
Julia Marcus
Erin Henke
Brandon Jung
Takaaki Matsumoto
Briana Boley
Eric Schindler
Pre-concert discussion: 6pm
Celebrating and Preserving Black Artistry
Uplifting the Music and History of the African Diaspora
Featuring distinguished guest Dr. Emmett Price, Founder of Castle of our Skins Ashleigh Gordon, and Longy student and BSU president Danny Rivera, hosted by Corrine Byrne
Pre-Concert Discussion Passcode: 617139
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