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Voices From the Past: Black Music of the Colonial Period and Forgotten Patriots

February 22, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free
Historical painting depicting a group of enslaved people in Colonial-era clothing playing musical instruments and dancing.

This riveting, narrated recital takes audience members back to America’s colonial period to explore the music, instruments, voices, and lives of enslaved Africans and forgotten patriots. The music will include period instruments, traditional folk songs, patriotic selections, and Negro spirituals performed by Black musicians. Produced by the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA).

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