Arts and Culture

Join us for the premiere of the Official Concert Video of the 2021 Black History Month Concert, featuring groundbreaking jazz clarinetist, Doreen Ketchens and her band, Doreen's New Orleans, recorded live in the Big Easy -- and the Mississippians Jazz Ensemble and the Ole Miss African Drum and Dance Ensemble, recorded live in the Ford Center.

The premiere culminates master classes, lectures, conversations, and performances in February, in which Ketchens worked with our students and connected with our community. 

Celebrate with UM Music as the 2021 Black History Month Concert Video premieres on YouTube at 7:30 pm, March 18th.

Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRam6LJuGF6cW6WS-6Njn7g
Link will be available on our website: https://www.music.olemiss.edu

UM Music is grateful for the support and collaboration of our campus partners. This concert was sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Community Engagement, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, the College of Liberal Arts, the Office of Global Engagement, the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement, the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, African American Studies, Living Music Resource, and the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts Campus Connection Fund, provided by Nancye Starnes and Joc Carpenter, Madison Charitable Fund.