June 3, 2023 7:30PM

Workhouse Arts Center Presents

Onstage: Josanne Francis

(80-90 minutes)

Tickets $20

Join us as Josanne Francis welcomes summer in on the Steel Pan! 

Award-winning steelpannist and composer Josanne Francis engages a cross section

of styles, including traditional calypso, jazz, Indian, funk, rock and European

classical. She has collaborated with Etienne Charles, Jon Batiste, Afro Bop Alliance,

David Rudder, Andy Narell, and Victor Provost, among other diverse artists, and

appeared with the Michigan Philharmonic and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

Currently pursuing her doctorate, the Trinidad & Tobago native has garnered

multiple grants, and served on a number of panels. She recently delivered a TEDx

presentation, and received a commission from the San Jacinto College Central

Steelband to complete a multi-movement gesture for steelband. Josanne

co-created the thriving performance outfit Elite Pan Consortium and launched

Steel on Wheels LLC, an educational program that eliminates barriers for the

creation and development of steelbands, and varied percussion ensembles. Visit her

website josannefrancis.com and follow her on social media @josannefrancis.

Location: McGuire Woods Gallery 

Doors open: 7:00PM; Performance: 7:30PM

*Wine, Beer, Soft Drinks, and Snacks available for purchase at our Workhouse Event Bar.