This screening of We Gather: Black Life in Santa Monica told through Music, Visuals, and Narrative (25 minutes), a film from Orchestra Santa Monica (OSM), includes remarks from musician and We Gather composer, Derrick Skye, who will share his approach to composition, his experience creating We Gather, and the themes presented in the film. Prior to the talk and screening an ensemble of OSM musicians will perform works by Black American composers William Grant Still, Duke Ellington, Scott Joplin, Valerie Coleman, and Skye.

We Gather is made possible in part by Art of Recovery, an initiative of the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs. This program is also supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.