And, Perhaps, To Bloom at Longy School of Music
Sun, May 03
|Pickman Hall Longy School of Music
An evocative exploration of the Great Migration and the resilience of Black communities seeking freedom, life, and humanity through music, poetry, and story.
Time & Location
May 03, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Pickman Hall Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
About the event
And, Perhaps, To Bloom | May 3, 2025 4:00pm | Longy School of Music
Tracing journeys from swamps and maroon societies to northern and midwestern cities like Detroit, this program explores the Great Migration and the enduring resilience of Black communities seeking freedom, life, and humanity. Works include Undine Smith Moore’s Before I’d Be a Slave, Carlos Simon’s Warmth of Other Suns, and Shawn Okpebholo’s Great Day.
Supported, in part, by the Alice M. Ditson Fund.