

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: William Warfield Scholarship Fund 49th Annual Benefit Concert ‘Freedom to Dream’
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The William Warfield Scholarship Fund, Inc. (WWSF) Board of Directors proudly invites you to attend its 49th Annual Benefit Concert on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. This year’s event, themed “Let Freedom Dream,” will feature current Eastman student Darrin John Nicholson II ’28E, baritone, alongside a stellar lineup of acclaimed performers, including:

Kearstin Piper Brown, award-winning soprano
Thomas Warfield, WWSF President Emeritus, artist, and pianist
Jimmie Highsmith Jr, GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist and flutist
School of the Arts (SOTA) Jazz Ensemble
Concert Emcee Deanna Dewberry, Anchor and Investigative Reporter for News10 NBC and WHEC-TV

The 2025 William Warfield Legacy Award will be presented to Opera Ebony Co-Founder and pianist Wayne Sanders, who will participate in a special pre-concert chat with Julia Figueras, former Music Director and mid-day host for WXXI Classical
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rochester/william-warfield-scholarship-fund-49th-annual-benefit-concert-‘freedom-to-dream’/200029492812000
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, concerts, art, performances, jazz
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 83

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029492812000?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=rochester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Rochester
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Kilbourn Hall
- **lat**: 43.157651447866
- **long**: -77.601575685389
- **full address**: Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St,Rochester, New York, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Thomas Warfield (https://allevents.in/org/thomas-warfield/1428647)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St,Rochester, New York, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Thomas Warfield
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, music, concerts, art, performances, jazz
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about William Warfield Scholarship Fund 49th Annual Benefit Concert ‘Freedom to Dream’ ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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