Black Music Symposium

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Black Music Division in academic year 1974-75, and its transformative impact on the field of music, education, improvisation, and culture. Organized by music faculty Michael Wimberly with support from Alumni Relations, this two-day symposium will include exciting live performances, lectures, panels, and workshops. Alumni may sign up to attend in person or for live-stream viewing, as well as to share their own remembrances. To add your email to the invitation list or for more info, register here.

Performers and speakers at this event will include William Parker, Michael Wimberly, Allen Shawn, Michael Bisio, Susan Sgorbati, Glynis Lomon '75, Dennis Warren '84, Stephan Haynes '80, Jackson Krall, Carl Landa '80, Erika Pujič, Joe Morris, Lisa Sokolov '76, Syd Smart, Ben Young, Stanley Jason Zappa '94, John Blum '91, David Bindman, and Eric Zinman '85.