J. Rosamond Johnson – Past Concerts

J. Rosamond Johnson — Lift Every Voice and Sing (arr. Jay Julio)
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Michael Abels — Delights and Dances
Frederick C. Tillis — Niger Symphony (NYC premiere)

Program includes works by Francis Poulenc, Samuel A. Ward, Traditional, Larry Clark, Greg Gilpin, Various, J. Rosamond Johnson, Gustav Holst, Z. Randall Stroope, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Program includes works by Traditional, J. Rosamond Johnson, Richard Smallwood, Neil Ginsberg, Claudio Monteverdi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Undine Smith Moore, Jester Hairston, Cora Jackson, and Vanessa Bruce.

Program includes works by Traditional, J. Rosamond Johnson, Richard Smallwood, Neil Ginsberg, Claudio Monteverdi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Undine Smith Moore, Jester Hairston, Cora Jackson, and Vanessa Bruce.

Program includes works by Ysaÿe Barnwell, Damien Geter, J. Rosamond Johnson, Margaret Bonds, Hale Smith, Robert Nathaniel Dett, Moses Hogan, Undine Smith Moore, Traditional, and Roland Carter.

Marques L.A. Garrett — Dreamland: Tulsa 1921 (world premiere)
John Legend — Selected works
J. Rosamond Johnson — Selected works

J. Rosamond Johnson — Lift Every Voice and Sing (arr. Lindsey B. Sarjeant)
Randall D. Standridge — The Nine
Robert Russell Bennett — Suite of Old American Dances
Omar Thomas — Come Sunday

Traditional — Libation Ceremony
J. Rosamond Johnson — Lift Every Voice and Sing (arr. M. Merriweather)
Various — Jazz selections
Wynton Marsalis — A Fiddler's Tale Suite (with the world premiere of text by Mahogany L. Browne commissioned by the New York Philharmonic)
J. Rosamond Johnson — Lift Every Voice and Sing (with sing-along)

J. Rosamond Johnson — Lift Every Voice and Sing (arr. Damien Sneed)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16 ("I. Chorus: Herr Gott, dich loben wir" ("Lord God, Thy Praise We Sing"))
Robert Nathaniel Dett — The Ordering of Moses

Rhiannon Giddens — At the Purchaser's Option (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Jonathan McNair — Follow the Drinking Gourd
Samuel Adler — In Memoriam: Marian Anderson
David Wallace — In Honor of Marian Anderson
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American"
J. Rosamond Johnson — Lift Every Voice and Sing (arr. James Weldon Johnson)

Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (I. Prelude)
Jessie Montgomery — Rhapsody No. 1
Dorothy Chan / Trevor New — Seen
J. Rosamond Johnson — Lift Every Voice and Sing
Josh Henderson — Baseball

Musicians in different locations come together virtually for this live performance to celebrate Juneteenth, Black Liberation Day. Includes original compositions & videos commemorating the fight for civil rights.

Diverse, genre-bending program of vocal music by 20th- & 21st-century black composers. Includes re-interpretations of traditional spirituals, bold new works, & folk adaptations.

Music by Johannes Brahms & Charles Gounod; an inspiring collection of songs by J. Rosamond Johnson, Carlos Simon, Dave Ragland, Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, & Shawn Okpebholo; plus a Stevie Wonder classic.

This interactive educational concert celebrates flutist/composer Valerie Coleman’s journey as a musician & her creative inspiration. Featuring Coleman's works for woodwind quintet & a special appearance by Coleman herself.

J. Rosamond Johnson – Lift Every Voice and Sing
Kevin Day – Ignition
Damon Dandridge – I Know I’ve Been Changed
Wynton Marsalis – Meeelaan
for bassoon & strings Igor Stravinsky – Ebony Concerto for clarinet & jazz band
Leonard Bernstein – Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs

J. Rosamond Johnson – Lift Every Voice and Sing
Duke Ellington – Come Sunday
Vicente Lusitano – Hic est Michael archangelus
Quinn Mason – Two Nocturnes
Sicilian Mariners Hymn, arr. Justin Holland – O sanctissima
Thomas Flippin – "II. Vespers" from A Soldier’s Sonata

2nd of a 2-part concert series, featuring mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford & tenor Edwin Cotton. Traditional spiritual arrangements by Jacqueline B. Hairston, William Grant Still, Margaret Bonds, Harry Burleigh, & many more.

Music, photography, film, & poetry in this special concert project responding to racial injustice & police brutality.