MICHAEL BEGAY, DINÉ PERFORMER AND COMPOSER, OFFERS MASTER CLASS FOR AAA HS STUDENTS

A group of high school guitar, percussion and voice students are participating in a two-day Master Class with conductor Michael Begay. Begay is a Diné performer/composer, who has been invited to the 6th annual Native American Cultural Celebration INDIGENUITY 2.0 at the Museum of Native American Museum to perform this Wednesday September 21st at 6:30 pm. Originally based on the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona, Begay lives in Baltimore, Maryland, after being accepted to The Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute of Music. An accomplished musician and composer, Begay studies Native American and non-native music composition. 

Begay will introduce themes being discussed at the Cultural Celebration and have students reflect on the topics to create an original student-composed work using non-traditional technics with instruments as well as exploring sound into the composition. The finished work will be performed with Michael Begay at the conferences culminating event.

By Aaron Jones