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SUMMARY:Holding On Through Song VII: the living legacy and inspiration
  of the american negro spiritual
DESCRIPTION:First Inversion continues our twelfth season\, “We Are. . 
 .” with the seventh annual Holding On Through Song. This year’s progra
 m invites you to reflect on the enduring legacy of the American Negro 
 Spiritual through new and old arrangements of spirituals\, new works a
 nd improvisations that draw inspiration from the spirituals\, and read
 ings that connect the music with insight and relevance for 21st Centur
 y communities. \n\nThanks to a grant from the Ralph C. Wilson\, Jr. Ar
 ts and Cultural Initiative through Rochester Area Community Foundation
  (RACF)\, we are pleased to feature guest artist\, Jorell Williams as 
 baritone soloist\, pianist\, and composer. Williams is no stranger to 
 Rochester audiences\, having won first prize and audience prize in the
  2018 Rochester International Vocal Competition (hosted by the Rochest
 er Oratorio Society) and appearing regularly with Finger Lakes Opera. 
  His precise and sincere approach to singing is echoed in his composit
 ions. His “Americana/Go Down Moses\,” for piano\, which serves as a so
 lemn centerpiece in the weekend’s program\, is a musical meditation bo
 rn in response to the murder of George Floyd.\n\nAlso featured are sel
 ections from William’s “Civil Rights Songs” written on texts by Louisv
 ille Metro Councilwoman\, Dr. Paula McCraney\, and William’s arrangeme
 nt of the spiritual “Oh Freedom” for the choir’s tenors and basses. \n
 \nThis year’s program also includes choral arrangements by acclaimed l
 iving composers Marques L.A. Garrett\, Shawn Okpebholo\, Rosephanye Po
 well\, and Brandon Waddles. \n\nAs always\, the concerts are offered a
 s a gift to our community\, with suggested donations of $25 (or $5 for
  students) to support our work. 
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>First Inversion continues our twelfth 
 season\, “We Are. . .” with the seventh annual Holding On Through Song
 . This year’s program invites you to reflect on the enduring legacy of
  the American Negro Spiritual through new and old arrangements of spir
 ituals\, new works and improvisations that draw inspiration from the s
 pirituals\, and readings that connect the music with insight and relev
 ance for 21st Century communities.<span class=Apple-converted-space> <
 /span></p>\n<p>Thanks to a grant from the Ralph C. Wilson\, Jr. Arts a
 nd Cultural Initiative through Rochester Area Community Foundation (RA
 CF)\, we are pleased to feature guest artist\, <b>Jorell Williams as b
 aritone soloist\, pianist\, and composer.</b> Williams is no stranger 
 to Rochester audiences\, having won first prize and audience prize in 
 the 2018 Rochester International Vocal Competition (hosted by the Roch
 ester Oratorio Society) and appearing regularly with Finger Lakes Oper
 a.<span class=Apple-converted-space>  </span>His precise and sincere a
 pproach to singing is echoed in his compositions. His “Americana/Go Do
 wn Moses\,” for piano\, which serves as a solemn centerpiece in the we
 ekend’s program\, is a musical meditation born in response to the murd
 er of George Floyd.</p>\n<p>Also featured are selections from William’
 s “Civil Rights Songs” written on texts by Louisville Metro Councilwom
 an\, Dr. Paula McCraney\, and William’s arrangement of the spiritual “
 Oh Freedom” for the choir’s tenors and basses.<span class=Apple-conver
 ted-space> </span></p>\n<p>This year’s program also includes choral ar
 rangements by acclaimed living composers <b>Marques L.A. Garrett\, Sha
 wn Okpebholo\, Rosephanye Powell\, and Brandon Waddles.<span class=App
 le-converted-space> </span></b></p>\n<p><b>As always\, the concerts ar
 e offered as a gift to our community\, with suggested donations of $25
  (or $5 for students) to support our work.<span class=Apple-converted-
 space> </span></b></p>\n
URL:https://firstinversion.org/events/holding-on-through-song-vii-the-
 living-legacy-and-inspiration-of-the-american-negro-spiritual-2/?lang=
 en
ATTACH:https://firstinversion.org/events/holding-on-through-song-vii-t
 he-living-legacy-and-inspiration-of-the-american-negro-spiritual-2/?la
 ng=en
LOCATION:Downtown United Presbyterian Church\, 121 N. Fitzhugh St.\, R
 ochester\, NY\, 14614\,
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