Plan ahead to join us for the first early music festival dedicated to the music of the African Diaspora. A wide-ranging exploration of Black musicians and their too-often overlooked contributions to early Western musical culture across the three centuries of the transatlantic slave trade, BLEMF 2025 will offer a weeklong series of concerts and discussions, educational workshops for kids and adults, our second BLEMF Community Showcase, and a new installation of the New Neighbors Children’s Art Exhibit (once again in partnership with Exodus Refugee Immigration). Mark your calendars now for next May!

We are especially grateful to the Brabson Family Foundation for their support of BLEMF 2025, and to the Indiana Arts Commission for their continued support of our organization.

Watch for more announcements as festival plans come together over the months ahead!