Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: Sphinx Symphony Orchestra

• EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble
• Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
• The Washington Chorus

Carlos Simon — Motherboxx Connection
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Ballade for Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33
Valerie Coleman — Seven O'Clock Shout
Michael Abels — Delights and Dances
Carlos Cordero — Holding Our Breath
Traditional — Fix Me, Jesus (arr. Augustus O. Hill; Aundi Marie Moore, soprano)
Joel Thompson — Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
Common / John Legend / Rhymefest — Glory (arr. Eugene Rogers)

Part of The Sphinx Organization, the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra is a unique all Black and Latinx orchestra comprised of top professionals from around the country. The program includes Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, a moving work composed by Joel Thompson and conducted by Eugene Rogers, Artistic Director of the Washington Chorus, quoting the last words of seven African-American men killed by police or authority figures.

About Fortas Chamber Music Concerts

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/festivals-series/fortas-series-page/

About Sphinx Symphony Orchestra

https://www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinx-symphony-orchestra

About EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble

https://www.sphinxmusic.org/exigence-vocal-ensemble/

About Aundi Marie Moore, soprano

http://www.aundimariemoore.com/

About The Washington Chorus

https://thewashingtonchorus.org/