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DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Groupmuse\nMusicians: Jay Julio\n\nJoin **[Sound Off:
  Music for Bail](https://musicforbail.com/)** to ring in the new year with
  our first Massivemuse of 2023 in partnership with some new and old friend
 s at Playwrights Horizons Downtown's Moss Theater.\n\nAs many Groupmusers 
 may already know\, the Groupmuse Foundation's **[Planetary Music Movement]
 (https://www.groupmuse.org/planetary-music)** (PMM) is *"on a mission to t
 ransform music's culture by celebrating and showcasing the artistry of Bla
 ck musicians and composers"* and we've worked together in the past to pres
 ent string quartets written and performed by incredible Black artists. Thi
 s time\, **Sound Off: Music for Bail** is collaborating with **Planetary M
 usic Movement** and renowned activist orchestra **[PROTESTRA](https://www.
 protestra.org/)** for their largest show yet.\n\nNew Orleans native and Ro
 me Prize-winning composer **[Dr. Courtney Bryan](https://www.courtneybryan
 .com/)** wrote her deeply affecting cantata\, *Yet Unheard* for solo voice
 \, chorus\, and orchestra in collaboration with poet **[Sharan Strange](ht
 tps://poets.org/poet/sharan-strange)** in 2016\, after the death of Sandra
  Bland in pre-trial incarceration. Bryan's response to this death\, caused
  by misogynoir\, police violence\, and incorporation of money in the US cr
 iminal justice system serves as a lodestone to our musical programming. Ou
 r vocal soloist in *Yet Unheard*\, the multi-talented soprano/composer/imp
 roviser **[Jasmine Wilson](https://jasmine-wilson.com/)**\, will present s
 ome of her own music following. \n\nBefore the cantata\, **[Voices of Comm
 unity Leaders and Activists NY](https://www.vocal-ny.org/)** (VOCAL-NY) Di
 rector of Organizing\, **[Jawanza James Williams](https://jawanzajameswill
 iams.com/)**\, will present testimony on **VOCAL-NY**'s work\, the progres
 s of justice work\, and its future. And the show will open with strings\, 
 en masse: first\, movements from **[Frederick Tillis](https://www.fredtill
 is.com/)**' *Spiritual Fantasy No. 12* for string quartet\, then **[Akua D
 ixon](https://www.akuadixon.com/)**'s *Efua* arranged for string ensemble.
 \n\n*Please note that doors will open at 7:00pm and the show will start at
  the downbeat of 7:30pm!\n\nSound Off: Music for Bail is grateful for foun
 dational support for this programming courtesy of the YoungArts Foundation
  and the Abolitionist Teaching Network. \n\n*This program is supported\, i
 n part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Aff
 airs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council o
 n the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York
  State Legislature.*
LOCATION:NoHo
SUMMARY:Courtney Bryan's "Yet Unheard": A Sound Off x PMM x PROTESTRA x VOC
 AL-NY Massivemuse
URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/12985-courtney-bryan-s-yet-unheard-a-s
 ound-off-x-pmm-x-protestra-x-vocal-ny-massivemuse
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