BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260605T201555Z DTSTART:20250131T193000Z DTEND:20250131T210000Z UID:20250131T193000Z-20250131T210000Z-43@firstinversion.org SUMMARY:Holding On Through Song VI: Exploring the American Negro Spiri tual and Celebrating the Legacy of R. Nathaniel Dett DESCRIPTION:Two Performances:\nFriday\, January 31\, 7:30PM @ The Luth eran Church of the Incarnate Word\nSunday\, February 2\, 4PM @ Downtow n United Presbyterian Church\nThis year\, First Inversion is thrilled to bring baritone and spirituals specialist\, Robert Sims to Rochester thanks to a grant from the Ralph C. Wilson\, Jr. Arts and Cultural In itiative\, received through the Rochester Area Community Foundation. A long with our dear friend and local superstar soprano\, Kearstin Piper Brown\, and the choir of First Inversion\, we will present our annual exploration of the American Negro Spiritual\, this time with a specia l focus on the works (both literary and musical) of R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)\, who was the first person of African descent to earn a de gree at the Eastman School of Music in 1932 (MM composition). This yea r's Holding On through Song is not to be missed! As always\, the conce rts are offered as a gift to our community with suggested ticket price s to support our work ($25/adult\, $10/student). X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Two Performances:
\nFriday\, Januar y 31\, 7:30PM @ The Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word
\nSunday\ , February 2\, 4PM @ Downtown United Presbyterian Church
\nThis yea r\, First Inversion is thrilled to bring baritone and spirituals speci alist\, Robert Sims to Rochester thanks to a grant from the Ralph C. W ilson\, Jr. Arts and Cultural Initiative\, received through the Roches ter Area Community Foundation. Along with our dear friend and local su perstar soprano\, Kearstin Piper Brown\, and the choir of First Invers ion\, we will present our annual exploration of the American Negro Spi ritual\, this time with a special focus on the works (both literary an d musical) of R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)\, who was the first person of African descent to earn a degree at the Eastman School of Music in 1932 (MM composition). This year’\;s Holding On through Song is not to be missed! As always\, the concerts are offered as a gift to ou r community with suggested ticket prices to support our work ($25/adul t\, $10/student).

\n URL:https://firstinversion.org/events/holding-on-through-song-vi-explo ring-the-american-negro-spiritual-and-celebrating-the-legacy-of-r-nath aniel-dett/?lang=en ATTACH:https://firstinversion.org/events/holding-on-through-song-vi-ex ploring-the-american-negro-spiritual-and-celebrating-the-legacy-of-r-n athaniel-dett/?lang=en ATTACH: LOCATION:The Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word\, 597 East Avenue\, Rochester END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR