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History’s Persistent Voice is a multimedia ethnographic anthology envisioned by Julia Bullock. The program’s focus is on the influence of pre-Emancipation voices across generations, emphasizing that era’s poetic musical traditions while centering the multifaceted identities of the B/black American experience, realized through art. There are nearly 25 contributing voices featured on this project.

These works are given continued life through Bullock’s powerhouse vocal renditions, far-ranging connective research, and newly commissioned compositions crafted by an esteemed roster of women of color that features Jessie Montgomery, Tania León, Allison Loggins-Hull, Cassie Kinoshi, Courtney Bryan, Carolyn Yarnell, and Pamela Z. The Tony Award-winning designer and visual artist Hana S. Kim provides an immersive framework for this ever evolving project.

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HISTORY’S PERSISTENT VOICE
Singer Julia Bullock
Conductor Christian Reif

Featured Artists and Past Performances

The Met Museum – San Francisco Symphony – Yale University Schwarzman Center – Lincoln Center