"Music doesn’t have a gender, but music does have cultural influences and folkloric origins. Bringing in people who have had other influences makes the music richer." – Jessie Montgomery. Music truly is an enriching experience that brings so much into our daily lives. And the best way to immerse in music is in the shared experience, live, feeling the vibrations from the stage, the energy from the conductor and the orchestra, working together to bring a composer's vision to life. Don't miss the u

What a thrill to host @jessiemontgomerymusic She is working with the our composition students today! Imagine playing your music for a Grammy award winning composer! Thank you to @vaartsfest for the wonderful partnership! #itshappeningnowgsa | The Governor's School for the Arts

Passage, choreographed by Claudia Schreier with a commissioned score by Jessie Montgomery, offers a moving reflection on the fortitude of the human spirit, created in recognition of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619. | Dance Theatre of Harlem