Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with this special performance by Cameroonian-American mezzo-soprano Veena Akama-Makia. Akama-Makia is an award-winning vocalist who has studied and performed in both America and abroad. A graduate of the University of Central Arkansas, she also holds a Masters in Performance and Literature from the famed Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

Accompanying Ms. Akama-Makia is Rochester-based Evan Ritter. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Ritter is an award-winning pianist and composer from Dallas, Texas. A passionate chamber musician, Ritter is currently a masters student at the Eastman School of Music.

This performance will include works by Florence Price, Antonín Dvořák, Margaret Bonds, and Francesco Santoliquido.

Virtual Performance
Available only our YouTube Channel (click to visit or subscribe)
Friday, February 19
8:00 P.M. EST
Free and open to all