
SATURDAY
APRIL 18, 2026
7:00 pm
Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music of Bard College
27 Garden Street Cambridge, MA
Strive, connect, heal, experience, grow. We are our best when our authentic selves align with how we present to the world.
BROOKE MERRILL
featured visual artist
Music by JULIE ARLENE SPENCER, JOHN CORIGLIANO, and world premieres by DEREK DAVID and BRUNO C. FARIA.
ROSE HEGELE, voice
LUCI LIN, violin
SARAH BOB, piano / NewGal Artistic Director
ELIAS DAGHER, piano
MARCELINE MERRILL, piano
STEPH DAVIS, marimba
BROOKE MERRILL’s artwork conjures abstracts from the depths of untold grief and trauma, to the simple joys and pleasures of daily life and music. In 2021, Brooke became disabled and her relationship to art changed.The message is simple: no matter who you are or how broken you may feel, her art is a place where you can exist exactly as you are.
Subconscious Labyrinths, 2022, acrylic on cotton canvas, BROOKE MERRILL

NewGal is grateful for our partnership with Longy School of Music of Bard College.

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