Sound Off x Justice Committee: Celebrating Richie Perez
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Angélica Negrón — Marejada
Iván Enrique Rodríguez — Rapsodia Riqueña
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 "Dissonance"
Luis Rodríguez Miranda — Recuerdos de Borinquen
Noel Estrada – En Mi Viejo San Juan
Angelica Negron – Marejada
Iván Enrique Rodríguez – Rapsodia Riqueña
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
Luis Rodríguez Miranda – Recuerdos de Borinquen
Sound Off: Music for Bail presents a pre-recorded and livestreamed Groupmuse concert in collaboration with the Justice Committee in celebration of the life of co-founder Richie Perez and his incredible impact. A quartet of NYC-based musicians will perform works by Puerto Rican composers Angelica Negron, Iván Enrique Rodriguez, and more, while violist and former IRIS Orchestra Fellow Rosa Ortega Ianelli and cellist and assistant principal cellist of the Orquestra Sinfonica de Puerto Rico Rosalyn Ianelli will perform traditional danzas. In addition, we will be joined by representatives from JC: Martha Laureano, JC board member and Richie’s partner, and Hertencia Petersen, aunt of the late Akai Gurley.
The broadcast will take place at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific.
RSVP for details/livestream link.
$10+ minimum payment to musicians, $3 reservation fee.
About Groupmuse
Groupmuse is a worker- and musician-owned cooperative seeking to uplift artists and strengthen broader community bonds through live, intimate performances of historically-rooted music.
https://www.groupmuse.comAbout Sound Off: Music for Bail
Sound Off: Music for Bail is a POC-led collective of musicians, activists, and thinkers dedicated to combining music performance with educational work that envisions alternatives to the current state of policing and imprisonment in the U.S. Their online programming includes free and low-cost instrument workshops, masterclasses with expert musicians, and concerts that raise funds for cash bail across the country.
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