Program for May 16 2026 concert


Here is our May 16 concert at 7:30 PM

We Hold These Truths: A Vision still Unfolding
approx 95 minutes including podium chat and intermission
composer
title
recording
Norman Dello Joio (1912-2008)
Jubilant Song
Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
Credo (last two movements)
6. I Believe in Liberty; I Believe in Children
7. I Believe in Patience
Gwyneth Walker
Equality is in the Air We Breathe
Judith Clurman and David Chase
Washington Women: A Choral cycle
1. The Essence of America
2. For Centuries Now
3.  Freedom
4.Those of Us Who Shout
5. In the Field of Equal Rights
6. We Pride Ourselves
7. We Not Only Dream
8.  It Is Necessary
9. Remember the Ladies
10. It Took Me Quite a Long Time
11. Believe
12. I Am Ever Hopeful
Kyle Pederson
A Vision Unfolding
scrolling score
Reach Down, Lord
Beat!  Drum!
All of Me
I Dream a World
Vanessa Ballard
Freedom's Plow by Langston Hughes last stanz
Eugene Simpson
Hold! On!
better tempo



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