Sunday, May 25 – Opening Night!
6:15 | Pre-Concert Discussion – 7:00pm | Live Concert – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
Alchymy Viols – Intense Serenity: Music of Vicente Lusitano
Monday, May 26
2:00pm | Workshop
Walk the Walk – A Tour of Bloomington’s African American History
Led by Nia I’man Smith
6:15 | Pre-Concert Discussion – 7:00pm | Live Concert – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
Tonos del Sur – José Maurício Nunes Garcia: The Sound of Brazil’s Classical Legacy
Tuesday, May 27
2:00pm | Workshop
Sword Fighting on the High Seas – A Pirate’s Life for Me!
Led by Andrés X. López
5:00pm | Public Screening – with Pre-Concert Discussion – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
The New York Baroque Dance Company – Francis Johnson’s New Cotillions, in Honor of Our Illustrious Guest General Lafayette
6:15 | Pre-Concert Discussion – 7:00pm | Live Concert – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
The Lisette Project – A Song’s Journey from Haiti & Back
Wednesday, May 28
2:00pm | Workshop
African Art & Mask Making – Take an Exclusive Tour & Create Your Own African Mask
Led by the Eskenazi Museum of Art
5:00pm | Public Screening – with Pre-Concert Discussion – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
Sonya Headlam & Rebecca Cypess – Transatlantic Musical Heritage
7:00pm | Showcase – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
BLEMF Community Showcase
Thursday, May 29
2:00pm | Workshop
Making Music Books – Printing Presses, Quills & Ink, Part II
Led by Lilly Library & Kirby Haugland
5:00pm | Public Screening – with Pre-Concert Discussion – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
Abendmusik –“The Union of All Parties”: Music of Black Composer Sawney Freeman
6:15 | Pre-Concert Discussion – 7:00pm | Live Concert – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
Bloomington Spirituals Quartet – Songs of Sorrow & Songs of Jubilee
Friday, May 30
2:00pm | Workshop
What’s That Sound? African Drums! – Dive into the African Instrument Collection & Beat your own Drum!
Led by the IUMAA & Dan Kusaya
4:30pm | Happy Hour (21+ | $15*)
Tavern Hopping with The Chevalier
Led by Devon Nelson
5:00pm | Performance Presentation (Free) – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
The Harlem Chamber Players & Concert Theatre Works – The Chevalier: The Life & Music of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
6:15 | Pre-Concert Discussion – 7:00pm | Live Concert – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
Early Music Access Project – Rock & Reel: Monticello’s Folk Traditions
Saturday, May 31 – Closing Night!
5:00pm | Live Concert – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
The BEMI Players – The 3rd Annual Stanley Ritchie Youth Performance
6:15 | Pre-Concert Discussion – 7:00pm | Live Concert – Livestreamed at www.BLEMF.org
