Voices and Sounds: The Pulse.

(formerly known as the African American Heritage Show)

The Voices & Sounds: The Pulse. Festival is a dynamic, multidisciplinary showcase featuring collaborative performances from students in grades 9–12 across all conservatories: Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Academics.

2026 Festival

Thank you to everyone who helped make Voices & Sounds: The Pulse an extraordinary and joy‑filled celebration of our community. The festival came alive because of the energy, generosity, and spirit each of you brought into the building.

A heartfelt congratulations to all of our student performers across every conservatory. Your talent, discipline, and creativity were on full display, and you delivered performances that moved, inspired, and reminded us why this event matters so much. From the stages to the galleries to the collaborative moments in between, you showed what it means to be an artist at BTWHSPVA.

We are equally grateful to the families, faculty, staff, and volunteers who worked behind the scenes to make the night run smoothly. Your time, effort, and willingness to jump in wherever needed made the entire event possible.

Thank you for showing up for one another and for creating a night our community will remember.

Past productions