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Elation and Dissent: Dett, Thompson, Price

  • Knowles Memorial Chapel 1000 Holt Avenue Winter Park, FL, 32789 United States (map)

John V. Sinclair, conductor • Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra
Bethune-Cookman University Concert Chorale
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Krysty Swann, mezzo-soprano
Samuel McKelton, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone

R. NATHANIEL DETT The Ordering of Moses
JOEL THOMPSON Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
FLORENCE PRICE Ethiopia's Shadow in America

FREE Preconcert Talk with John V. Sinclair & Terrance Lane | 1:30 pm

The rediscovered masterwork, The Ordering of Moses by R. Nathanial Dett, is a musical powerhouse. Joining the Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra and guest soloists will be the Bethune-Cookman University Concert Chorale directed by Dr. Terrance Lane. Also on the program are Ethiopia’s Shadow in America by Florence Price and a new thought-provoking work by Joel Thompson, The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed.