In their fifth year at the OME New Music Festival, Driftwood Quintet returns with SPEAK, an exploration of how contemporary black composers experiment with the relationship between music and text. Featured guest artists include local poet Rashaad Thomas, and ASU vocal professor Nathan De’Shon Myers, performing “Malcolm’s Aria” from Anthony Davis’ opera X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X. SPEAK will open with a pre-concert reception with complimentary wine to experience the Onyx Art Gallery; the featured gallery artist will be Phalen Booker and other local black artists. 

Tickets $15. Age 21+. This performance is presented by Oh My Ears. Onyx has its own free on-site parking.