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Bronx Music Center Hosts Spring Events
Music to Fill the Air at Bronx Center
The Bronx Music Heritage Center will be holding a series of concerts and spring events.
Bronx Voice
April 26, 2024
BRONX - The Bronx Music Heritage Center (BMHC) announced a line-up of a wide-range of special events and concerts, exploring cross-cultural influences in music worldwide both past and present.
The spring series will also include a spoken word event and a playwriting workshop.
Some spring series events are hosted in collaboration with our partners including the 5 Boro Music Festival, Playwrights Horizon, and more.
“The Bronx Music Heritage Center’s spring season of events features a dynamic group of artists and collaborators who will share a diverse cross-section of musical performances, highlighting history and cultural influences. We are proud of this vibrant series of events celebrating musical history, and providing Bronx audiences with incredible artistic and musical talent,” says Elena MartÃnez, co-artistic director of the Bronx Music Heritage Center. “We’re especially excited to continue programming at our new headquarters—the Bronx Music Hall—as our soft opening of this gorgeous space continues.”
Since 2012, the BMHC has held programming in a pop-up space in WHEDco’s Intervale Green housing development. In recent summers, the BMHC has held outdoor performances in the plaza at Bronx Commons.
Now, the BMHC has begun holding events at its new 14,000-square-foot headquarters, the Bronx Music Hall, part of the Women’s Housing and Economic Development’s (WHEDco) Bronx Commons mixed-use development.
The Bronx Music Hall had its soft-opening in mid-April with two jazz performances held in its lobby in celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month. When the Bronx Music Hall fully opens, performances will be held in a state-of-the-art 250-seat theater.
(*Please note: some events will continue to be held at the BMHC’s pop-up location. Locations included in event details.)
See below for details about upcoming events:
Bronx Rising!: Canciones de Ida y Vuelta (Round Trip Songs)
April 26, 7:00 p.m. | Bronx Music Hall at 438 East 163rd StreetFlamenco vocalist Alfonso Cid, tango dancer Anthony Blackwell, and Casa de Tango will explore the roots of tango from Argentina and Spain in a cross-cultural performance. Tickets, $10 for general; $7 for students and seniors. Purchase tickets at https://ci.ovationtix.com/36821/production/1196383.
The Psyche of Your Character: Playwriting Workshop with Christin Eve Cato
April 28, 4:00-6:30 | Bronx Music Heritage Center Lab at 1303 Louis Niñé BlvdPlaywrights Horizons and the Bronx Music Heritage Center present The Psyche of Your Character, a free playwriting workshop led by Christin Eve Cato, an award-winning luminary playwright, poet, and performing artist. Christin will guide participants through meditative writing techniques to create their own character by exploring their character’s wants and needs, examining their core emotional wounds, and delving into their psyche. All levels of writing experience are welcome. Dinner included. Free. RSVP at bit.ly/pwChristin.
Nuevas Voces: Emerging Voices in Latin Jazz
May 9, 7:00 p.m. | Bronx Music Hall at 438 East 163rd Street
In partnership with 5 Boro Music Festival, the global music collective People of Earth will perform an explosive blend of the music of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and beyond. This collective is quickly emerging as one of the United States’ most exciting Latin and tropical bands. Thirteen musicians represent a cross-section of the world, with some of the best musicians from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Canada, Switzerland, Haiti, Greece, and more. Tickets, $15. Purchase tickets at https://ci.ovationtix.com/36821/production/1197197.
The Congo Influence in the Americas: Samba de Roda in Brazil
May 18, 7:00 p.m. | Bronx Music Hall at 438 East 163rd Street
Continuing our standing series at the Bronx Music Heritage Center digging into West and Central African influences in Brazilian samba music, this program delves into the words, rhythms, and chants that permeate current and traditional music, rooted in centuries of spiritual and religious practices. We’ll showcase musical forms carried to Brazil from Angola and the Congo, featuring an ensemble led by Nanny Assis and a discussion with photographer/scholar Charles D. Dawson and Priscilla Santana. Tickets, $10 for general; $7 for students and seniors. Purchase tickets at https://ci.ovationtix.com/36821/production/1199964.
Palabras Abiertas
May 23, 7:00 p.m. | Bronx Music Heritage Center Lab, 1303 Louis Niñé Blvd.
Join us for our ongoing series Palabras Abiertas featuring a spoken word open mic. Hosted by Lyrical Bliss, with guest Symbolik Knight. Free.
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