Masterclass on vocal creativity, technique, & improvisation in the world of Afro-Portuguese-Brazilian sounds. In this Masterclass, we will experience how a performance process is built on the spot and how identity is developed and performed, in a sound search that is both individual and collective. We’ll work on a series of exercises, experiences, and spontaneous […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, celebrating traditional rhythms and sounds of the Adukeiras and Batukadeiras, featuring the Adufe ‐ the frame drum played by women in Portugal. The adufeirasare the symbolsof women's roles as the "messengers" of the ancestors. Batukuisa Cape Verdean rhythm also played by groups of women, which carries the rhythmic subdivisions […]
The Mambo Kids are back! The 23-piece orchestra plays big band mambo, jazz and beyond. Admission fee: $10 (all proceedsgo to the students)
Join us for an evening of spoken word! Hosted by Bocafloja, a spoken word artist , MC and filmmaker from the Bronx via Mexico, and poet Carmen Bardeguez-Brown. Originally from Puerto Rico, Bardeguez-Brown is a poet from the Nuyorican tradition, who also served as the principal at the former MorrisHigh School, our neighborhood's oldest public […]
Worldwide, April 23rd is celebrated as International Book Day, commemorating the anniversary of the deaths of Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare. In Catalonia, Spain, they also observe San Jordi Day on that date by giving giftsof books and roses. To join in on the celebration, the BMHC will give out books to readers of […]
The Mambo Kids are back! The 23-piece orchestra plays big band mambo, jazz and beyond. Admission fee: $10 (all proceedsgo to the students)
The exhibit will remain open from May 2 through May 15. FREE!
To celebrate Chamber Music Month, the Bronx Arts Ensemble (BAE), in partnership with the BMHC, is throwing a Chamber Music Reading party for advanced players & chamber music lovers. Open to all inst rumentalists with a desire to play standard chamber music repertoire and to all who want to experience the energy of live music! […]
Featuring the Opening Reception of The Dark Magdalena curated by Tanya Torres. The opening reception will be followed by a screening of The Voyage of the Black Madonna, a documentary about the pilgrimage to the sacred site of the Black Madonna in southern Italy. A Q&A with the film's researcher, Alessandra Belloni, accompanied by bansuri […]