Galveston Symphony Celebrates Juneteenth
Date & Time
Sun Jun 18 2023 at 04:00 pm
Location
The Grand 1894 Opera House | Galveston, TX
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Join Galveston Symphony Orchestra with Galveston Heritage Chorale for a very special concert celebrating Juneteenth.This exciting concert will feature music exclusively by composers of African Composers. Program highlights include well-known Galveston composer Izola Collin's popular "Galveston Survives" along with BOI Dr. Frederick C Tillis's moving "Spiritual Fantasy No. 12: Wade in the Water".
Program:
1) J. Weldon Johnson and Rosamond Johnson: Lift Every Voice and Sing; arr.: Roland Carter
Galveston Heritage Chorale and piano accompaniment.
2) Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Overture
Galveston Symphony Orchestra
3) Izola Collins: “Galveston Survives”
Galveston Symphony Orchestra
4) Rollo Dilworth / Langston Hughes: “Freedom’s Plow”
Galveston Heritage Chorale & Galveston Symphony Orchestra
——intermission——
5) Samuel Coleridge Taylor: Selection from “Four Noveletten for Strings”
Galveston Symphony Orchestra strings (and one percussionist)
6) A vocal soloist from Galveston Heritage Chorale with piano accompaniment
Performing a piece by Dr. Frederick C. Tillis. Specific selection TBA
7) Dr. Frederick C. Tillis: Spiritual Fantasy No.12: “Wade in the Water”
Galveston Symphony String Quartet
Event Location
The Grand 1894 Opera House, 2020 Post Office St,Galveston,TX,United StatesEvent Host
Galveston Symphony Orchestra