CONF: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Maud Cuney-Hare, Cambridge/Boston/Online, 4-5 Oct 2024

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Sep 23, 2024, 10:06:06 AMSep 23

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Maud Cuney-Hare

Join us in Cambridge, Boston, and online on October 4 and 5, 2024, to celebrate the 150th birthday of trailblazing music historian, pianist, and community organizer Maud Cuney-Hare (1874-1936), a graduate of the New England Conservatory who lived in the Boston area for much of her adult life. Cuney-Hare was the first Black woman to publish a book-length history of Black music in the Americas (1936). Though hers is not a well-known name today, her writing (including in the NAACP journal The Crisis), exhibits, concerts, and other events shared Black music history with audiences across Boston and beyond during her lifetime.

Our two-day celebration will feature a panel discussion with both scholars and community leaders, a keynote address by Professor Mark Burford (Reed College), an exhibit of archival materials, a walking tour, and a concert of music from Cuney-Hare’s archived collection of sheet music.

All events are free and open to the public. For more information and a detailed schedule, please visit our website, maudcuneyhare.blog. Registration is appreciated, but not required. This program is supported in part by a grant from Cambridge Arts, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.