Lecture-Recital by Mira Walker: Women of the Chicago Black Renaissance

Name: Lecture-Recital by Mira Walker: Women of the Chicago Black Renaissance
Start: 2026-01-22T16:30:00-05:00
Location: Grand Valley State University Performing Arts Center

Schedule

Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 04:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Grand Valley State University Performing Arts Center | Allendale, MI

Free and open to the public
This event is presented in partnership with University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance.
Title: Women of the Chicago Black Renaissance
Description: The Chicago Black Renaissance was a period of intense artistic creativity and community-building beginning in the 1930s. This lecture recital will examine the impact of this cultural movement on piano music through the interconnected biographies and compositional traits of Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Betty Jackson King, and Irene Britton Smith. Attendees will gain a deeper historical and aural understanding of this transformative era in American piano music.