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Songs of Trevor Weston and Ignatius Sancho: A Premiere Performance and Discussion

Date & Time

Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Category

Performance

Location

Shindell Choral Hall in Robert E. Mortensen Hall; a livestream link will also be available

85 George Street New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

Contact

Rebecca Cypess

Information

Sponsored by Mason Gross School of the Arts and the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice, Rutgers-New Brunswick. Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. Made possible by funds from Middlesex County, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

Soprano Sonya Headlam and historical keyboardist Rebecca Cypess present a world-premiere performance of songs by Trevor Weston based on the letters of Ignatius Sancho (ca. 1729–1780).

The performance will be followed by a discussion with the performers and the composer, moderated by Michelle Stephens, Founding and Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice at Rutgers University.

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