Reconnect

SATURDAY
MAY 10, 2025
7:00 pm

Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music of Bard College
27 Garden Street Cambridge, MA

“…In America, in 2024, it feels increasingly unsafe to be queer or trans…I have photographed friends and neighbors, living their lives and their truths…” —Featured visual artist Michelle Schapiro

In all of our 25 years of bringing new music and new visual art to our audiences, connection has always been a priority. Looking to the LGBTQ+ community as a beacon of hope and inspiration, tonight’s program invites us to reflect upon our humanity, rekindle our commitment to our values, and reconnect with our deepest, truest selves.

MICHELLE SCHAPIRO
featured visual artist

Our musicians, equally committed to shining a light on the sights and sounds of our vibrant often unsung community, include the Jewel Box Ensemble with violinists MATTHEW VERA and GRANT HOUSTON, violist JASON AMOS, and cellist NICHOLAS JOHNSON, saxophonist NICK MAY of the “I Exist Project,” pianist SARAH BOB, and compositions by INTI FIGGIS-VIZUETA, JENNIFER HIGDON, ZOË A. WALLACE, a world premiere by J.ANDRÉS BALLESTEROS, a world premiere (and more!) by drummer MICHELLE TUCKER with her band, Jerry Sabatini (trumpet), Mike Cuadill (saxophone), Devon Gates (bass) & Miguel Landestoy (piano), and a NewGal-commissioned world premiere by ANNE QIAN WANG!

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PROGRAM

MICHELLE SCHAPIRO Kayleigh (Grass Angel), photograph