Program
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON: Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Danse négre, Op. 35, No. 4
TRADITIONAL SONGS: Kumbaya
HARRY T. BURLEIGH: Oh, Didn't It Rain
MAMIE SMITH: Crazy Blues
R. NATHANIEL DETT: Juba Dance from In the Bottoms Suite
FLORENCE PRICE: Concerto in D Minor in One Movement for Piano and Orchestra
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: It's Your Thing
VARIOUS: Soul Divas Medley
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR/GEORGE WALKER: "Sympathy" set to Lyric for Strings
EDWARD K. ("DUKE") ELLINGTON: Caravan
BILL CONTI: Theme from Rocky ("Gonna Fly Now")
CARLOS SIMON: The Block
JAMES BROWN: I Got You (I Feel Good)
Artists
John Morris Russell, conductor
Michelle Cann, piano
William Henry Caldwell, narrator
Members of the Nouveau Chamber Players
Members of the Classical Roots Community Mass Choir
—Ciara Harper, soprano
—Noël Walton, alto
—Robert Lomax, tenor
—Lawrence Coleman, bass
Members of the Cincinnati Golden Gloves Boxers
Celebrating 20 Years of Classical Roots
What started as a small concert series has grown into a diverse community of music lovers united in celebration of the rich legacy of African American music.