“Spirituals: America’s Cultural Bedrock”

Composer and Distinguished Visiting Faculty Darin Atwater launches The SLANG Lectures – Twelve lectures. One cultural rhythm. Join the overture.

The groundbreaking, 12-part SLANG (Sonic Language, Archive, and New Groove) Lecture series includes performances, lectures, and interactive digital elements exploring how America found its sound, one rhythm at a time.

This opening lecture of the series explores the Spirituals as America’s genesis sound.