Events › A Musical Tribute to Chicago’s Black Classical Heritage

This piano performance and presentation will explore Chicago’s Black classical music heritage centering two organizations: the Chicago-based National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM) founded in 1919, and the Chicago Musical College, now a part of Roosevelt University, one of the first music conservatories to admit African Americans. Piano and vocal works by renowned Chicago-based composers with ties to these Chicago institutions, such as Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, and Dr.Lena McLin, will be performed.

The National Association of Negro Musicians is a conglomeration of branches of African American musical associations around the country with its very first branch being the Chicago Musicians Association (CMA), which is providing the performers for this program.

Learn more in our archives! 

This program is made possible with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the Chicago Public Library Foundation. 

Accessibility
Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request accommodations. Requests must be made at least 14 business days before the event.