Sounding the Nation at 250 is an outreach initiative marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. From Morgantown to Montgomery, Los Angeles to Lawrence, and Tallahassee to Tuscaloosa, this project will celebrate the nation’s diverse musical and artistic legacies with public lectures, recitals, and exhibits, engaging broad audiences with research on American music. Video recordings of all events and related materials are archived on this website.
Stay tuned! More SAM250 Projects will be archived here in the near future.
- Andrew Granade and Christopher Kelts, Sounding Home: Orchestral Voices, the Pulitzer Prize, and American Identity at 250
- Ashley R. Wheat/Alabama Blues Project, How Music Brings People Together
- Cody A. Norling and Katelyn E. Best, Mountaineering Voices: Appalachian Primitive Baptists and Congregational Singing in West Virginia
- Emily Ruth Allen, Sounds of the Mardi Gras Belt
- Emmie Head and Michele Yamamoto, Firebirth: Kindling the Sounds of Resilience in Los Angeles
- Gustavo Souza Marques, Tyler, The Creator’s Hip Hop Revolution: Beyond Gangsta
- John Spilker, Opportunities for Care, Repair, and Equity: Discovering Music in Research on Racial Injustice
- UVA University Singers present an America250 Celebration