09/17/2026
In celebration of 35 years of preserving Black music and culture at the Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC), internationally acclaimed soprano and IU Jacobs School of Music alumna Angela Brown will be in concert on November 5, 2026, 6pm-7:30pm at Bloomington’s FAR Center for Contemporary Arts. The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited; doors will open at 5:30pm.
Who is Angela Brown? She will tell her story in concert through diverse musical styles, textures, historiography, and purpose. The performance will also shed light on materials in the Angela Brown Collection at the AAAMC, encompassing personal papers, photographs, recordings, industry contracts, and sheet music among other items. Essentially, this concert will be an archive in and of itself, as Angela’s dynamic lived and artistic experiences are catalogued and accessed in song, thus uniquely bringing AAAMC collections alive, celebrating and affirming 35 years of preserving Black music and culture.
The music director for this event will be Dr. Tyron Cooper, Director of AAAMC. Cooper will be joined by Indianapolis-based musicians Kelleen Strutz (piano), Billy Myers (bass) and Cassius Goens (percussion), along with Louisville, Kentucky-based and Jacobs School of Music alum Ansyn Banks (trumpet). For more information, contact [email protected].
