About

Sound Off: Music for Bail is a dynamic collective of musicians, activists, and thinkers dedicated to raising money for bail funds across the country, rethinking notions of public safety as they relate to real-life communities, and playing great music.

Music

Florence Price, Julius Eastman, William Grant Still, Felix Mendelssohn, Yaz Lancaster, Mason Bynes are among our most-recently played!

Videos

Programs

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  Sound Off: Music for Bail

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  • Composers: Dai Wei, Dai Fujikura
  • Instruments: String quartet, voice, French horn

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  Our Anthem: An Orchestral Activation

  • Musician profile: Sound Off: Music for Bail
  • Instruments: Full orchestra

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  Sound Off: Music for Bail

  • Musician profile: View ensemble profile
  • Composers: Florence Price, Yaz Lancaster
  • Instruments: Piano quintet & audience invitation!

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  Sound Off: Music for Bail

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  • Composers: Bryan, Wilson, Dixon, Tillis
  • Instruments: Chamber orchestra!

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Past groupmuses (12)

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  Church

  Sound Off: Music for Bail Presents “Our Anthem: An Orchestral Activation”

  Friday, Apr 5, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: West Village
  • Instruments: Full orchestra
  • Price: $20 tickets ($15 for Supermusers)

  Happened 20 days ago

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  Sound Off 2023-2024 Season Opener @ The People’s Forum!

  Friday, Nov 10, 2023 6:30 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Garment District
  • Composers: Angelica Negron, Steph Davis
  • Instruments: string quartet
  • Price: $15 tickets ($10 for Supermusers)

  Happened 6 months ago

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  Massivemuse

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

  Sunday, Jul 9, 2023 6:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
  • Composers: Florence Price, Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa
  • Instruments: String quartet
  • Price: $15 tickets ($10 for Supermusers)

  Happened 10 months ago

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  Massivemuse

  Sound Off x Justice Committee @ The People's Forum: NYC 2022-2023 Season Finale!

  Saturday, Jul 8, 2023 6:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Garment District
  • Composers: Florence Price, Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa
  • Instruments: String quartet
  • Price: $15 tickets ($10 for Supermusers)

  Happened 10 months ago

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  Massivemuse Planetary Music

  Courtney Bryan's "Yet Unheard": A Sound Off x PMM x PROTESTRA x VOCAL-NY Massivemuse

  Sunday, Feb 12, 2023 7:00 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: NoHo
  • Composers: Bryan, Wilson, Dixon, Tillis
  • Instruments: Chamber orchestra!
  • Price: $30 tickets ($25 for Supermusers)

  Happened about 1 year ago

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  Sound Off x Red Canary Song: @ The People's Forum

  Saturday, Nov 19, 2022 6:30 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Garment District
  • Composers: Dai Wei, Rhiannon Giddens
  • Instruments: String quartet, voice
  • Price: $10 tickets ($5 for Supermusers)

  Happened over 1 year ago

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  Sound Off with Price and Lancaster: Live at St. John's in the Village

  Thursday, Jun 16, 2022 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: West Village
  • Composers: Florence Price, Yaz Lancaster
  • Instruments: Piano quintet & strings (play-in!)
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

  Happened almost 2 years ago

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  Virtual Livestream

  Sound Off: Live from Broadway Presbyterian Church

  Friday, Apr 30, 2021 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: New York
  • Composers: Bonds, Simon, Perry, and more!
  • Instruments: String & piano quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

  Happened almost 3 years ago

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  Virtual Premiere

  Sound Off x Justice Committee: Celebrating Richie Perez

  Wednesday, Mar 31, 2021 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: New York
  • Composers: Angélica Negrón, Iván Enrique Rodríguez
  • Instruments: Open Instrumentation
  • Price: Free to reserve, $10+ at event

  Happened about 3 years ago

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  Planetary Music Virtual Livestream

  Composition for Abolition: Sound Off Changes the Times One Note at a Time

  Saturday, Feb 27, 2021 7:00 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Online
  • Composers: Florence Price, Yaz Lancaster
  • Instruments: String quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

  Happened about 3 years ago

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  Virtual Premiere

  Sound Off x Bass Players for Black Composers: New Works for the New Year

  Saturday, Jan 16, 2021 7:00 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: New York
  • Composers: Florence Price, Sarian Sankoh
  • Instruments: Solo bass / string quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

  Happened over 3 years ago

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  Planetary Music Virtual Livestream

  Sound Off x The City Reliquary: Dorothy Rudd Moore & More

  Saturday, Nov 14, 2020 7:00 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: New York!
  • Composers: Dorothy Rudd Moore, William Grant Still
  • Instruments: String quartet
  • Price: Free to reserve, $10+ at event

  Happened over 3 years ago