Newsletter No. 4 - The Multicultural Music Group

THE TREBLE JANUARY 2023 CLEF The Multicultural Music Group Newsletter ...PAGE 4 ... PAGE 2 TASTING MOVEMENT CARAVAN OF DREAMS FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023 AT 6:30PM 21 IS DOMINICAN HERITAGE MONTH A New York State Celebration of Dominican Heritage Savoring the History of Migration 27 THROUGH 405 East 6th street

IN 2016, FORMER NEW YORK GOVERNOR CUOMO PROCLAIMED DOMINICAN HERITAGE MONTH AN OFFICIAL STATE HOLIDAY THE CELEBRATION OF “LA VIRGEN DE ALTAGRACIA” OR “OUR QUEEN OF HIGH GRACE” BEGINS DOMINICAN HERITAGE MONTH ON JANUARY 21 AND COMMEMORATES THE VIRGIN MARY, WHOSE IMAGE IS BELIEVED TO PROTECT ALL DOMINICANS. THE NAME “VIRGEN DE ALTAGRACIA” COMES FROM THIS OIL PAINTING OF THE VIRGIN MARY THAT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN 1502 BY SPANIARDS ALFONSO AND ANTONIO TREJO, WHO GAVE THE PAINTING TO THE TOWN CHURCH OF HIGUEY, IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WHERE IT STILL HANGS TODAY.

IS THE BIRTHDAY OF JUAN PABLO DUARTE, WHO WAS A CENTRAL POLITICAL AND MILITARY FIGURE IN COLONIAL DOMINICAN HISTORY. THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GAINED INDEPENDENCE FROM

IN 1821 AND SOON AFTER FELL UNDER HAITIAN CONTROL. IN JULY 1838, DUARTE AND OTHERS ESTABLISHED A SECRET NATIONALIST SOCIETY CALLED 'LA TRINITARIA'. 'LA TRINITARIA' WAS A DRIVING FORCE IN UNDERMINING HAITIAN OCCUPATION, LEADING TO THE LIBERATION FROM

THE DOMINICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

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The Multicultural Music Group Celebrates

Migration and Food through Jazz Music

The MMG is hosting a live music performance by saxophonist Berta Moreno on Friday, January 27, at the Caravan of Dreams restaurant in Lower Manhattan. This event, starting at 6:30 p.m., is a feast for the senses as it will explore the relationship between food, migration, and music under the name “Tasting Movement ”

Saxophone player Berta Moreno is an award-winning jazz musician, composer, songwriter, and bandleader from Spain, dedicated to envisioning and creating music projects that promote beauty, self-empowerment, creativity, and human connection

Her work blends contemporary jazz, Afro-Latin music, and improvisation, among other styles

“We are very excited to be partnering with Berta and Caravan of Dreams. The history of our organization is one of commitment to being empathetic through music, and cognizant of the value of solidarity to understand significant historical events. This time we ’ re honoring movement, migration, and the foods that represent those transits, along with Berta’s talent. We’re sure that it will be a blast for everyone in attendance,” said Wilfredo Burgos-Matos, the MMG community outreach coordinator.

The event jumpstarts the collaboration with the Association for a Better New York (ABNY) and recognizes the continued support of other organizations, such as the New York State Council on the Arts, New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs, and WQXR’s Airlift Project.

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