Free Concert - American Voice in Poetry and Song III

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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.