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Amazing Grace: Music for the Spirit

Wed, January 11, 2023 – 7:30 pm

Amazing Grace: Music for the Spirit

Post-Classical Ensemble presents a stirring program for chorale and orchestra that celebrates the universal expression of the human spirit through music. Amazing Grace, perhaps the most universal of folk hymns, has inspired people all around the world for centuries. Hear versions of it woven throughout the program and join the whole ensemble at the end of the program.

Featuring African-American spirituals, and works by Adolphus Hailstork, Samuel Barber, William Grant Still, and J. S. Bach. Adolphus Hailstork, one of the most celebrated American composers, will also join us on stage.

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Post-Concert Discussion with Adolphus Hailstork, Stanley J. Thurston, Angel Gil-Ordóñez. Presented without intermission

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