Pre-concert conversation with Sounds of Blackness Director Gary Hines and Don Shelby at 3 pm.

Celebrating 25 years of WITNESS, VocalEssence salutes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Sounds of Blackness. Under the direction of Gary Hines, Sounds of Blackness performs and proclaims the music, culture and history of African Americans to audiences all over the world with uplifting messages of hope, unity, love and peace for all humankind. The VocalEssence Chorus and Sounds of Blackness will commemorate our American hero by tracing the roots of African American music and rhythm through spirituals, gospel music and R&B.

Sounds of Blackness 
VocalEssence Chorus 
South High School Varsity Choir
Philip Brunelle, conductor 
Laurie Meyers, conductor

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