About This Show
Our annual Juneteenth concert is a powerful program that honors resilience, creativity and the vibrant legacy of Black artistry. Conductor Kedrick Armstrong leads an exhilarating program, including Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s rhythmic The Bamboula , Nkeiru Okoye ’s stirring Voices Shouting Out and Brittany Green’s soulful Testify! Plus, dynamic vocalist Melody Betts sings R&B and soul classics. The evening culminates with the electrifying Concerto for Hammond Organ by Brian Raphael Nabors, who takes the stage as soloist in this work that's a thrilling fusion of gospel, jazz and symphonic sound.