Celebrating Black History Month

The Allentown Band, conducted by Ronald Demkee will present a concert commemorating Black History Month at Allentown's Christ Lutheran Church at 3:00 pm, Sunday, March 1st (postponed from February 22nd),with Evelyn Stewart and Chet Brown featured soloists.

The program opens with Florence Price's Juba Dance from Symphony No.1, followed by The Old Boatman. Soprano Evelyn Stewart will then sing Luigi Zaninelli's wonderful setting of Five American Spirituals including: His Eye is on the Sparrow, The Sweet by and by, Amazing Grace, Old time Religion, and Shall We Gather at the River, The band then continues with A Folk Song Suite with Get on Board Little Children, Deep River, and Medley by William Grant Still. Chet Brown will sing Sammy Nestico's Tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr. and Hoagy Carmichael's Georgia. The band closes the concert with Scott Joplin's Pineapple Rag and W.C. Handy's St. Louis Blues.

The concert is free. Donations are gratefully received to support the church's Concert Series.

You may also like the following events from Allentown Band:

• This Sunday, 1st March, 08:00 pm, Celebrating Black History Month in Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Next month, 15th March, 03:00 pm, Carnegie Hall Preview Concert in Allentown
• Next month, 25th March, 03:00 pm, Carnegie Hall Showcase Concert in Manhattan

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