

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Overture to Spring: A Black History Month Family Concert
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: “Overture to Spring: A Black History Month Family Concert” combines two community-rooted Boston music ensembles for a free, joyful and kid-friendly celebration of Black artistry and collaboration on Feb. 15 @ 3 pm at The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd. in Dorchester. Presented by Jamaica Plain-based Sheffield Chamber Players in collaboration with Roxbury-based City Strings United, the show opens with performances by CSU’s young musicians and expands into an accessible, family-focused program by Sheffield of works by Black composers, including: 18th century polymath Joseph de Bologne; 20th century pianist and arranger Margaret Bonds; contemporary musician/vocalist Hawa Diabaté (whose piece is inspired by rhythmic handclapping songs from her native Mali); violinist and educator Jessie Montgomery (recently named 2025 Classical Woman of the Year by NPR’s “Performance Today” show); and prolific Haitian American performer Daniel Bernard Roumain.The performance culminates in a special joint performance of rising Texas-born composer Kevin Day’s “Overture to Springtime,” a Sheffield commission created expressly for their City Strings United partnership that incorporates short musical ideas drafted by City Strings students.“Overture to Spring” performance is free. Reservations requested at sheffieldchamberplayers.org
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/boston/overture-to-spring-a-black-history-month-family-concert/80008509676060
- **Event Categories**: performances, music, entertainment, black-history-month, concerts, live-music, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.sheffieldchamberplayers.org

## Event venue details

- **city**: Boston
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Strand Theatre
- **lat**: 42.315997
- **long**: -71.0660247
- **full address**: Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125, United States, Boston

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 8
- **organizer**: Jennifer Astin (https://allevents.in/org/jennifer-astin/20343004)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Event Photo 1
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/live_large6986298a86558.jpg

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125, United States, Boston
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Jennifer Astin
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** performances, music, entertainment, black-history-month, concerts, live-music, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Overture to Spring: A Black History Month Family Concert ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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