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2024-2025 Event and Program Information
THE CHOIR IN STEREO
NOVEMBER 16 & 17
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL (DOWNTOWN)
This is a concert of acapella antiphonal singing. Historically, antiphonal music is of great antiquity and occurs in the folk and liturgical music of many cultures. It was often performed by two choirs simultaneously in different regions and locations of the performance venue.
The Bach Choir’s configurations will explore the far nooks and crannies of the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
MUSIC OF ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK: A CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
FEBRUARY 22 & 23
EASTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Featuring soloist Eugene Perry
Adolphus Hailstork is a contemporary composer whose compositions reflect his own African American, Native American, and European ancestry by blending musical ideas from all three traditions.
Our concert will bookend “Shout Joy,” written by Artistic Director Thomas W. Douglas, with Hailstork’s “Shout for Joy.” The central work of the concert is “Crispus Attucks – American Patriot,” which tells the story of Crispus Attucks, an American whaler of African and Native American descent who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre, and as such the first soldier to die in the American Revolution.
Unfamiliar to many, Hailstork’s music should not be missed.
MOTOWN MANIA
MAY 3 & 4
GREATER PITTSBURGH MASONIC CENTER
Featuring soloists Michelle Johnson & Kenny Stockard
Coined from “motor” and “town”, Motown became the nickname for Detroit, from which arose this most influential popular music style. A blend of soul and mainstream popular styles, this music dominated the 60’s and 70’s in America, giving rise to The Supremes, The Temptations, The Four Tops and many other solo artists.