In this time of widespread racial violence and unrest, Boston Art Song Society, in collaboration with guest baritone Emery Stephens, explores the amplification of Black voices in the white-dominated classical music field. This event will include performances by pianists Ann Schaefer and Pierre-Nicolas Colombat and will conclude with a live Q&A session with the artists. Dr. Stephens’ Singing Down the Barriers project aims to empower and encourage singers, voice teachers, voice coaches, and researchers of all ethnicities to study and perform the historically rich vocal music of classically-trained African-American composers.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture​.