# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Voices From the Past: Black Music of the Colonial Period and Forgotten Patriots
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: This riveting, narrated recital takes audience members back to America’s colonial period to explore the music, instruments, voices, and lives of enslaved Africans and forgotten patriots. The music will include period instruments, traditional folk songs, patriotic selections, and Negro spirituals performed by Black musicians. Produced by the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA).

FREE!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/laurel/voices-from-the-past-black-music-of-the-colonial-period-and-forgotten-patriots/200030027363550
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, performances, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Laurel
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Montpelier Cultural Arts Center
- **lat**: 39.064654009214
- **long**: -76.843335104071
- **full address**: Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Rd,Laurel,MD,United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Voices From the Past: Black Music of the Colonial Period and Forgotten Patriots being held?
  - **A:** Voices From the Past: Black Music of the Colonial Period and Forgotten Patriots takes place on Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Rd,Laurel,MD,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Voices From the Past: Black Music of the Colonial Period and Forgotten Patriots?
  - **A:** Voices From the Past: Black Music of the Colonial Period and Forgotten Patriots is organized by Arts PG Parks.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Voices From the Past: Black Music of the Colonial Period and Forgotten Patriots is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Laurel, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Voices From the Past: Black Music of the Colonial Period and Forgotten Patriots sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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