Join us for a music history program at the LMCC on May 11th at 3 pm and get a lesson from Black composers from around the world. The San Marco Chamber Music Society will conduct a performance featuring the works of Joseph Chevalier de St George, Scott Joplin, Florence Price, Kathryn Bostic, Fred Onovwerosuoke, and Joseph Copeland Garland. The program will be presented, with flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and viola. The musicians playing are Les Roettges, Patrick Graham, Maya Stone, Eric Olson, and Ellen Olson.
Additionally, the Ovico Gallery will be set up in the LMCC to join in the day’s celebration. Ovico Gallery, St. Augustine’s exceptional African Contemporary Art Gallery, will feature a diverse group of paintings from their exclusive collection of pieces by Chike Onuorah, Nigerian D’Artist renowned for his unique techniques that create his memorable and one-of-a-kind masterpieces. These beautiful artworks will be available for purchase at the event.
The artworks will be on display starting at 2 pm, followed by the musical performance at 3. Concessions will be sold during the performance. Tickets are $25 per person and are available online on Eventbrite, at the LMCC front desk, and at the door the day of the event.