Who We Are,
Who We Need to Be
Strive, connect, heal, experience, grow. We are our best when our authentic selves align with how we present to the world.
Featuring
BROOKE MERRILL, visual artist
Music by JULIE ARLENE SPENCER, and world premieres by DEREK DAVID and BRUNO C. FARIA.
ROSE HEGELE, voice
SARAH BOB, piano/NewGal Artistic Director
ELIAS DAGHER, piano
MARCELINE MERRILL, piano
STEPH DAVIS, marimba
SATURDAY
APRIL 18, 2026
7:00 pm
Pickman Hall
Longy School of Music
of Bard College
27 Garden Street,
Cambridge, MA
Brooke Merrill Subconscious Labyrinths, 2022
acrylic on cotton canvas
Brooke Merrill's artwork conjures abstracts from the depths of untold grief and trauma, to the simple joys and pleasures of daily life and music. In 2021, Brooke became disabled and her relationship to art changed.The message is simple: no matter who you are or how broken you may feel, her art is a place where you can exist exactly as you are.
NewGal is grateful for our partnership with
Longy School of Music of Bard College.
