Sound Off x Abolitionist Law Center @ Philadelphia Ethical Society: 2022-2023 Finale & Philly Debut!

Hello Groupmusers! Musical-abolitionist collective Sound Off: Music for Bail (musicforbail.com) is partnering with Groupmuse to present a season finale worthy of the three-year mark this May 8th. For the very first time, this NYC-based group is bringing the sound of change to Philadelphia!

This show, coming right on the heels of our NYC finale show, presents some of the great chamber music for strings written in just the past twenty years by composers representing the many facets of American music (from across the Americas!) today. We'll be hosted by the incredible Philadelphia Ethical Society, who are generously sharing their beautiful auditorium in Rittenhouse Square with us. Regardless of faith or credo, we are proud to collaborate with progressive organizations that share our ideals of a better world through targeting the root causes of harm and injustice.

It's an honor to collaborate as well with Abolitionist Law Center Executive Director and University of Pennsylvania Law School lecturer Robert Saleem Holbrook, who will be serving as featured speaker. From the ALC's website:

The Abolitionist Law Center is a public interest law firm inspired by the struggle of political and politicized prisoners, and organized for the purpose of abolishing class and race based mass incarceration in the United States. Abolitionist Law Center litigates on behalf of people whose human rights have been violated in prison, educates the general public about the evils of mass incarceration, and works to develop a mass movement against the American punishment system by building alliances and nurturing solidarity across social divisions.

And if you can't make it to Philadelphia on the 8th but are in New York on the 6th, you're in luck -- we'll be presenting the same musical program at the People's Forum at 7:30 PM! Stay tuned for more details.

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The Philadelphia Ethical Society Auditorium is wheelchair accessible by means of a custodian-operated lift at the Manning Street entrance, and there is an accessible restroom. Regular accessibility is up 5 stairs from street level.

See you there!

What's the music?

Sound Off: Music for Bail String quartet & electronics

Attendees

Bexx R. Emcee