Tuesday, January 23, 2018

John Malveaux: Afro-American Chamber Music Society Orchestra & Multigenerational Choir perform works of Dr. Jester Hairston Feb. 11 & 25 in Pasadena, CA


John Malveaux of 
writes:

On Sunday, February 11, 3:30pm at Westminster Presbyterian and Sunday, February 25, 3:30pm at First AME, the Afro-American Chamber Music Society Orchestra will celebrate its 30th Anniversary and Black History Month by paying tribute to the late Dr. Jester Hairston. The concerts will feature Hairston’s niece, noted conductor and clinician, Dr. Jacqueline Hairston.  She will conduct Negro Spirituals and Folk Songs by Dr. Jester Hairston, well-known for his Spiritual "AMEN," made famous in the 1963 film, “Lilies of the Field,” starring Sidney Poitier.  The program will be performed by the 50-plus Multigenerational Choir and the Afro-American Chamber Music Society Orchestra, conducted by Janise White. Dr. Hairston has been recognized as a leading expert on the Negro Spiritual having composed and arranged over 300 spirituals which he performed with choirs all over the world.  The Multigenerational Choir will regale the audience in over a dozen Negro Spirituals, Work Songs, Children’s Play Songs & Street Cries by Hairston.  Also on program, Nolan Shaheed, Jazz Trumpeter will perform:  Spiritual Fantasy No. 6 for trumpet and orchestra.  This piece is based on the Negro Spiritual, "Sinner Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass" by Dr. Frederick Tillis.

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