We Will Rise : Music of Resilience, Justice and Hope

featuring three women composers:

Oratorium nach Bildern der Bibel (“Scenes from the Bible''), sometimes 

referred to as the “Cholera Cantata'' 1831  by Fanny (Mendelssohn) Hensel

with Jason Asbury conducting,

performed by Grace Chorale of Brooklyn

Credo by Margaret Bonds, 1965-67, text by W.E.B Dubois

with guest conductor Courtney Carey,

performed by Grace Chorale of Brooklyn

with singers from

 - Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church Chancel Choir

 - Brooklyn Ecumenical Choir

Two Poems (2023 commission) by Nicole Russell, world premiere

with Jason Asbury conducting,

performed by Grace Chorale of Brooklyn

Hold Fast to Dreams by Roland Carter

with Courtney Carey conducting,

performed by:

 - Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church Chancel Choir

 - Brooklyn Ecumenical Choir

We will perform with soloists

Jay St. Flono, soprano

Karmesha Peake, mezzo-soprano

Byron Singleton, tenor

Wayne Arthur, baritone 

and

an orchestra of 30 musicians.