HUCA Commission: Samora Pinderhughes, The Healing Project
The Healing Project, a nonprofit organization co-founded by Samora Pinderhughes, creates artistic works, collective healing spaces, and advocacy initiatives in partnership with individuals impacted by structural violence to build a world based on healing rather than punishment. Pianist-composer Samora Pinderhughes is a Harvard graduate student pursuing a PhD in Creative Practice and Critical Inquiry (CPCI) at the Harvard Department of Music.
To introduce Harvard and local communities to The Healing Project, Samora and his musical collaborators performed at the Harvard Department of Music’s Paine Concert Hall in Spring 2024. Performers at this concert included Dani Murcia on vocals, Nia Drummond on vocals, Nio Levon on vocals, Elliott Skinner on guitar and vocals, Jebreal Jackson on vocals, and Joshua Crumbly on bass.
This project is co-commissioned by the Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA) and is part of Samora Pinderhughes‘ residency at ArtLab. Since 2009, the Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA) has advised the president and provost on developing policies and plans that will enhance the presence of the arts at the University and make the arts a central component of the University’s educational mission.
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