Photo Flash: Music Students with Visual Disabilities Perform at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nearly 700 people enjoyed a wonderful evening of poetry, art and music as students who are blind or visually impaired from Lighthouse Guild's Filomen M. D'Agostino Greenberg Music School performed in concert at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Friday, April 28.

The event was a celebration of a 20-year collaboration to expand accessibility to the arts for people of all ages who have vision loss. The concert, inspired by works in the Museum's collection, featured adult and youth musicians who are blind or visually impaired in solo, instrumental and ensemble performance.

The actress Michelle Hurst, of the hit show "Orange Is the New Black," described the art that was projected behind and above the performers.

Photo Credit: Ben Asen Photography

Mark G. Ackermann, Executive Vice President and COO, Lighthouse Guild
Mark G. Ackermann, Executive Vice President and COO, Lighthouse Guild and Michelle Hurst, actress and narrator for the evening
Dr. Leslie Jones, Executive Director, Lighthouse Guild Music School
Rebecca McGinnis, Senior Managing Educator, Accessibility, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dr. Dalia Sakas, Director of Music Studies and Lighthouse Guild Vocal Ensemble
Lighthouse Guild Youth Ensemble
Lighthouse Guild Barbershop Quartet
Deborah Deyo-Howe, piano and vocals
Elizabeth Tarr, vocal soloist
Jillian Raquet, vocal soloist
Frank Senior, vocalist
Lynnette Tatum, vocal soloist
Mana Hashimoto, vocal soloist
Yeong Nam Chun, vocal soloist
Jam 59 Ensemble