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Free Concert - American Voice in Poetry and Song III
Date and Time
Friday Jun 9, 2023
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDTFriday, June 9, 2023
7 pm - 9 pmLocation
St. John's Episcopal Church, 315 Main St., Southwest Harbor, ME ~ concert
Wendell Gilley Museum, 4 Herrick Rd., Southwest Harbor, ME ~ receptionFees/Admission
Free admission.
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June 9 concert explores work of Black composers, poets
Free event hosted by Gilley, YWCA MDI
The Wendell Gilley Museum and YWCA of MDI are proud to host American Voice in Poetry and Song III, an exploration of the expressive range of African American composers including Margaret Bonds and John. W. Work III, and poets including Langston Hughes, in a free concert at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Southwest Harbor on Friday, June 9, at 7p.m. There will be a reception with the performers at the Gilley Museum afterward. This event is free and open to all, but registration is requested at Sign up at www.wendellgilleymuseum.com/events.
Boston-based Convergence Ensemble will perform this music and poetry through a historic lens along with a discussion of societal issues surrounding social justice and representation in the world of classical music The performers are singer Davron S. Monroe, poet and literary performer Regie Gibson, and pianist Rachel Gibson.Images
