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FRIDAY: Sound Off-Live from Broadway Presbyterian Church
FRIDAY: Sound Off-Live from Broadway Presbyterian Church

Sound Off: Music for Bail presents a livestreamed concert beamed live from Broadway Presbyterian Church, featuring four of New York City's finest chamber musicians in a program of music by historical and contemporary Black American composers.

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chamber music, composers, justice reform, music, premieres, social justice, strings, support for BBIPOC music, video, virtual concertsChristine EscobarSound Off: Music For Bail, sound off, Gabrielle Chou, Jannina Norpoth, Jay Julio, Dara Hankins, Blasian March, Rohan Zhou-Lee, Carlos Simon, Margaret Bonds, Julia Perry, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, chamber music, chamber music ensembles, Broadway Prebyterian Church, social justice, abolitionism, classical music, BBIPOC classical musicians, BBIPOC musicians, strings, piano, Black composers, American composers, Black American composers, BBIPOC composers
Sound Off x Justice Committee: Celebrating Richie Perez
Sound Off x Justice Committee: Celebrating Richie Perez

Sound Off: Music for Bail presents a pre-recorded and livestreamed Groupmuse concert Wednesday March 31 at 7 p.m. ET in collaboration with the Justice Committee to celebrate the life of co-founder Richie Perez and his incredible impact. Proceeds from the concert directly benefit performing musicians' stipends and the Justice Committee’s liberatory work.

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justice reform, music, social justice, strings, video, virtual concerts, chamber music, composersChristine Escobarsocial justice, Sound Off: Music For Bail, sound off, Richie Perez, Justice Committee, Groupmuse, chamber music, Latine composers, Latino composers
Tonight: Activist Orchestra "The Dream Unfinished" Debuts New Show
Tonight: Activist Orchestra "The Dream Unfinished" Debuts New Show

Tonight at 4:30 p.m. EST, The Dream Unfinished will debut a new YouTube series spotlighting the economics and labor of learning repertoire outside of the classical music canon, lesser-known masterworks by underrepresented composers, diversity, equity, and inclusion within classical music, and concrete tips for everyday people to become instruments for change.

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american orchestras, composers, conservatories, free events, inspiration, justice reform, music, music education, music schools, music administration, orchestras, premieres, season announcements, social justice, strings, video, musicology, music historyChristine Escobarorchestra, The Dream Unfinished, activism, NY music, Sarah Overton, Eun Lee, Melanie Zeck, Dr. David Baker, Dr. Dominique Rene De Lerma, musicology, Black music history, Black classical music, voting, health, economics, inclusion, activism in music
Composition for Abolition: How Sound Off is Changing the Nation One Note at a Time
Composition for Abolition: How Sound Off is Changing the Nation One Note at a Time

Saturday, February 27 at 7 p.m. EST, Sound Off: Music for Bail will present a live-streamed concert featuring string quartets by Florence Price, Yaz Lancaster, and George Walker with the support of the Groupmuse Foundation’s Planetary Music Movement (PMM).

The abolitionist musical collective Sound Off: Music for Bail celebrates Black composers and raises money for national bail funds in a live-streamed concert on Groupmuse, an online concert platform.

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artist feature, chamber music, commissions, composers, justice reform, music, new release, premieres, social justice, strings, video, virtual concertsChristine EscobarNjioma Grevious, Curtis Stewart, Kayla Williams, Thapelo Masita, Tatiana Hill, Sound Off, Black composers, Yaz Lancaster, De’Siree Reeves, Dara Hankins, Groupmuse Foundation’s Planetary Music Movement
Composer J.E. Hernandez' "Voces Fantasmas" Honors The Plight of Detained Immigrants
Composer J.E. Hernandez' "Voces Fantasmas" Honors The Plight of Detained Immigrants

“Voces Fantasmas” by Houston-based Mexican American composer and filmmaker J.E. Hernandez is a multi-disciplinary artistic work that honors immigrants being held in U.S. federal detention. It is based on Hernandez’ own 60 day imprisonment at Houston Immigrant Detention Center.

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artist feature, chamber music, composers, justice reform, music, opera, orchestras, premieres, social justice, strings, video, ballet, danceChristine EscobarLatine composers, Mexican American composers, J.E. Hernandez, "Voces Fantasmas", immigrant detention, immigrant imprisonment, The Kennedy Center, Arts Across America, U.S. federal immigrant detention, FILMATIC, Christian Briones, Orlando Briones, Shannon Murray, The Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Concertia, Houston Immigrant Detention Center, Freedom for Immigrants, Houston Arts Alliance, Lux Martinez, A.J. Mendoza, Jesus Acosta
Series Debut: "Conversations": D-Composed on Intentionality and Honoring Black Creativity through a New Chamber Music Experience
Series Debut: "Conversations": D-Composed on Intentionality and Honoring Black Creativity through a New Chamber Music Experience

Represent Classical talks with Chicago based ensemble D-Composed: Yelley Taylor – Artistic Director, Violist, Arranger Caitlin Edwards – Violinist Kyle Dickson – Violinist Tahirah Whittington – Cellist & Composer Kori Coleman – Founder/Executive Director

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artist feature, chamber music, composers, music, music education, strings, videoChristine EscobarConversations, D-Composed, Represent Classical, classical musiciansBlack classical musicians, classical music, chamber music, chamber music ensembles, Chicago classical music, BIPOC classical music, BIPOC classical musicians, string quartets, Black composers, Black creativity, Yelley Taylor, Caitlin Edwards, Tahirah Whittington, Kyle Dickson, Kori Coleman
Sound Off x Bass Players for Black Composers: New Works for the New Year
Sound Off x Bass Players for Black Composers: New Works for the New Year

Sound Off: Music for Bail presents a recorded concert in collaboration with Bass Players for Black Composers, a performing and commissioning organization that "encourages the expansion of solo repertoire for bass and the normalization of works by Black composers through commissioning diverse artists in all stages of their careers, disseminating works, facilitating performances, and producing educational programs."

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strings, bass, virtual concerts, video, social justice, music, justice reform, funding, composers, commissionsChristine EscobarSound Off: Music For Bail, sound off, online events, concerts, Black composers, Black musicians, new music, Bass Players for Black Composers, Kebra-Seyoun Charles, Mason Bynes, Akua Dixon, Byron Crenshaw, Sarian Sankoh, Florence Price, Fanny Fheodoroff, Jay Julio, Tess Krope, Daniel Hass