Back Porch Concert: The Seasons of Inwood

Join us for a cozy evening of musical performances by Randy Mason & Jamell Ogbonna, Evelyn Petcher Brandes, and Leadlights Ensemble!

This past spring, composer Evelyn Petcher Brandes invited the local community to create unique melodies and lyrics inspired by what we hear and see everyday in our Inwood neighborhood. Participants shared their musical ideas using only flashcards, boomwackers, bells, and lots of imagination.

Thanks to Inwood Haven workshop participants and community feedback, Brandes was able to create an original composition celebrating Inwood and now it's finally time for you to hear your musical ideas come to life!

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is thrilled to be welcoming back Evelyn Petcher Brandes, along with a few talented friends and musicians, for the Inwood Haven culminating performance on our back porch.

Back Porch Concert: The Seasons of Inwood will begin with the hip-hop rhymes and rhythms of Randy Mason accompanied by Jamell Ogbonna!

Evelyn Petcher Brandes and Leadlights Ensemble will then take the stage to perform Evelyn Petcher Brandes' never-before-heard Inwood Haven composition: The Seasons of Inwood.

Finally, Leadlights Ensemble will finish off the event with the sweet and serene sounds of chamber music, including arrangements of jazz, classical, and pop tunes!

Sounds like the perfect way to spend a Friday evening in Inwood to me…

Date: Friday, September 25, 2026

Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm

• Rain Date and Time: Saturday, September 26 from 5pm-7pm

Cost: FREE

RSVP Required? Nope, just show up! Feel free to register on Eventbrite to receive a calendar reminder.

Family friendly? Of course! All ages welcome!

Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th Street and Broadway)

Inwood Haven is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The Seasons of Inwood is made possible in part with funds from UMEZ Arts Engagement, a regrant program supported by the funding agency Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation (UMEZ) and administered by LMCC.