EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION CONCERT
DEC 31
Overview
Join us for our annual commemoration of the original 1863 Grand Jubilee concert in Boston, where members of H+H performed in celebration of Lincoln’s enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Handel and Haydn Society and the Museum of African American History co-present the Emancipation Proclamation Concert, a celebration of liberty and freedom. Join H+H musicians, National Poetry Slam Champion Regie Gibson, and conductor Anthony Trecek-King to commemorate Boston’s historic central role in the abolition movement, honor the spirit of progress for human rights, and foster alliance and belonging through music.
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Location
Trinity Church, Boston
Dates
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 1:00pm
Music
J.S. Bach: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen Die das Zeichen Jesu tragen from Cantata 12
Trad./arr. Trecek-King: “I’m Building Me A Home”
J.S. Bach: Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn from Cantata 80
Trad./arr. Trecek-King: “Tryin to Get Home”
Trad./arr. Jester Hairston: “Elijah Rock”
Handel: “Though an host of men were laid against me” from Chandos Anthem, No. 10
Undine Smith Moore: “Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord”
J.S. Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis from Cantata 21
J. Rosamond Johnson: “Lift Every Voice”
Performed by
Anthony Trecek-King, conductor
Regie Gibson, spoken word artist
H+H Orchestra and Chorus