Over My Head, I Hear Music in the Air

Special Attractions

Wise Reagon Arts & Strathmore Present

Over My Head, 
I Hear Music in the Air

A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Bernice Johnson Reagon

Featuring

Toshi Reagon

and special guests

Lizz Wright
Alexis Pauline Gumbs

The Vinsons

Ariel Horowitz

Jessica Johnson

The Original SNCC Freedom Singers: Rutha Mae Harris and Charles Neblett

The Sacred Sound featuring...

Carla Duren, Morley, Josette Newsam, Jason Walker, Bobby Burke, Fred Cash, Kim Jordan, and Adam Widoff

The Music Center

Fri, May 16, 2025 | 8pm

$28 – $78

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Bernice Johnson Reagon Wearing A Purple Tunic

An Evening of Reflection and Congregation

Singers, scholars, poets, and creatives across the spectrum of life come together to celebrate the journey and work of Bernice Johnson Reagon. Curated by Toshi Reagon.

Photo courtesy of Roland Freeman.

Thank you WPFW 89.3FM for being a media sponsor for this event.

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About Bernice Johnson Reagon

For more than a half-century Bernice Johnson Reagon has been a major cultural voice for freedom and justice; singing, teaching—speaking out against racism and organized inequities of all kinds. A child of Southwest Georgia, an African American woman’s voice, born in the struggle against racism in America during the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s. Reagon’s life and work supports the concept of community based culture with an enlarged capacity for mutual respect: for self, for those who move among us who seem to be different than us, respect and care for our home, the environment— including the planet that sustains life as we know it.

Learn more at bernicejohnsonreagon.com

Bernice Johnson Reagon Wearing A Head Kerchief And Looking Upward

Community Access Tickets

We offer tickets under $30 for all Strathmore Presents programs in the Music Center. For this performance, these tickets are in the final 2 rows of the Orchestra Tier. They are available through the standard purchase path on a first-come, first-served basis.

There will also be a number of free tickets distributed for this performance. Visit this page in April for more info on requesting free tickets for your group.

Note that community access tickets are intended for the community, not resale. Resale of Strathmore tickets for more than face value is strictly prohibited. Resellers will be investigated and are at risk of their account being closed. Read more about our ticket policies.