From Tonalea to Carnegie Hall: Sage Bond performs ‘Truth’ in the Big Apple
Navajo Times | Kianna Joe
Sage Bond laughs while picking a tune to play as the Tuba City winds blow mass amounts of sand or not at all. With the weather and being near where she started her musical journey, Bond decides to strum calmly.
TUBA CITY
A Diné/Apache “composer-in-resident” performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Sage Bond, who’s Tł’ízíłání and born for Ndeh, from Tonalea-Red Lake, Arizona, traveled across the country to debut her song “Truth” in the classical music powerhouse March 28.
Truth premiered on “Let My Love Be Heard,” which underscores the universality of loss and grief and the gentle love it offers. Truth is about Black and Brown people’s injustices, specifically stemming from the George Floyd murder in 2020.
Bond’s maternal grandfather is Ta’neeszahnii, and her paternal grandfather is Chíshí.
“New York was fast-paced – a lot of people, a lot of germs,” Bond said in an interview with the Navajo Times. “I saw a rat.
“I had a lot of fun with my family. They came out to support me. It was all our first time in the city, my first time playing in the city,” Bond said. “I’ve done work in upstate (New York) at the Chautauqua Opera Company.”
During her stay, she said she felt grateful to have had the opportunity to play a song with profound meaning in a place like Carnegie Hall.
To read more, pick up the April 13 edition of the Navajo Times.
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