B I O
In September 1980, 30 women joined a circle in a song work¬shop pre¬sented by world-renowned a cappella group, Sweet Honey in The Rock. The circle nar¬rowed, and in June 1981, participants (sig¬nifying a quest for contin¬ual growth and development) chose the name In Process… and presented her first public performance. Using rhythms and harmonies born of slavery and adapted and nurtured throughout the sojourn of African people in America, the women of In Process... lift their voices in the oral tradition to raise contemporary issues and the consciousness of all people. Her blended repertoire includes spirituals, gospel, jazz, blues, and historic and contemporary songs of love, freedom, peace and justice.
In Process… has performed in venues from Arizona to Vermont, and in 2025 celebrates 45 years of singing and supporting community change. In collaboration with The Village of African American Doll and Puppetmakers, In Process… will participate in an exhibit at the Sandy Spring Museum from April through July 2025. In Process… will be participating in the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival with a performance at the Kennedy Center Millenium Stage.
In Process… currently has two CDs, the self-titled IN PROCESS… and MISSION: LOVE, and her original music is featured in the Anacostia Watershed Society’s documentary The Anacostia: Restoring the People’s River.
O U R
M U S I C
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V I D E O S
Let us go back to God by Thomas A Dorsey In Process w DCLC
Lord, Anyhow Traditional Spiritual
Battered Earth by Michelle Lanchester
Let's Go Back To God - Thomas Dorsey
Keep Moving It On by Odetta
A Little Bit of Justice by Michelle Lanchester
River Terrace Blues by Pam Rogers
Women Who Fly by Michelle Lanchester
G A L L E R Y
EVENTS
Upcoming Shows
AS LONG AS. I HAVE BREATH IN MY BODY: Opening Reception & Song Circle
Sunday, April 6, 2025, | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sandy Spring Museum
- Introduction by Museum Staff
- Drumming Ceremony
- Libation Ceremony** – Memorial to the ancestors
- Tribute to Cynthia Sands and Bernice Johnson Reagon
- Naming of the Exhibition
- SHIR – The Circle opens…
- Song Circle: Music by In Process… and
- The Village Speaks
Additional Events:
- Friday, April 11 | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM– *Performance at Carrol Café”, Seekers Church 276 Carroll St. NW (across from Takoma Park Metro)
- Saturday, April 26 | Family Day of Events, Sandy Spring Museum
· Brown Spices Elves Workshop | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM *(Art Room)
· In Process… Community Singing Workshop | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Library)
· Artist Talk | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Dr. Bird’s Room)
· Marketplace | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Exhibition Hall)
- Sunday, June 8 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM – Community Sing at People’s Congregational Church
- Saturday, June 14 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM – Juneteenth Performance with Reverb at Kensington Park
- Thursday, June 19 | 3:00 – 4:30 PM – Juneteenth Performance with Reverb at MLK Library, DC
- Thursday, June 19 | 6:30 PM– In Process... Reunion Rehearsal at 1314 Gallatin St. NW
- Friday, June 27 – Smithsonian Folklife Festival Reunion Concert
- Sunday, June 29 | NEA Big Read Closing Events
- Children’s Crusade Puppet Show (Schroeder) | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Freedom Songs Concert by In Process… | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM