To remember, to be inspired

featured visual artist
L’MERCHIE FRAZIER

visual activist, public historian, educator, artist, innovator, and poet

I Remember, Reclaim, Restore, Reimagine

Featuring the BORROMEO STRING QUARTET, soprano MORGAN BECKFORD, pianist SARAH BOB, and saxophonist DR. MATTHEW EVAN TAYLOR who will improvise his response to DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN’s work “they still want to kill us” live.

With composers VIJAY IYER, DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN, ELEANOR ALBERGA, H. LESLIE ADAMS, JESSIE MONTGOMERY, and ADOLPUS HAILSTORK, celebrating themes of memory, muses, tributes, and nostalgia and how it impacts who we are and aspire to be.

from L’Merchie Frazier’s Barricade Series – “Stand With Her: Raise Her Voice” – dedicated to the work of Malala. medium: nylon fiber, plastic tape, machine quilting. Dimensions: 101.5 cm x 84 cm