{"id":34172,"date":"2026-01-20T11:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=34172"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:05:11","slug":"vocalessence-witness-symphony-of-spirituals","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn\/event\/vocalessence-witness-symphony-of-spirituals\/","title":{"rendered":"VocalEssence WITNESS: Symphony of Spirituals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lift your voice and sing for justice as VocalEssence presents songs of resilience and resistance that inspire us to continue the march towards freedom and racial reconciliation. Hear the rhythmic cry for freedom found in The Justice Symphony by Damien Geter, featuring anthems from the Civil Rights era.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Experience the poignant and beautiful sounds of the Negro spiritual in the world premiere performance of two newly commissioned settings by B.E. Boykin.\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VocalEssence\u00a0WITNESS: Symphony of Spirituals<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0will feature the\u00a0VocalEssence\u00a0Chorus and Ensemble Singers, elder singers from the\u00a0VocalEssence\u00a0Vintage Voices, diverse teenage choir\u00a0VocalEssence\u00a0Singers of This Age, and symphony orchestra with G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conducting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cov ntsiab lus ceeb toom \/ hnub nyoog pom zoo<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Qhov kev ua yeeb yam no raug pom zoo rau txhua lub hnub nyoog.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ntsiab lus<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This performance highlights the role(s)\u00a0that music has played throughout history, particularly in American history.\u00a0What role(s) do you think music plays\u00a0today as we\u00a0work towards a better world?<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kev siv tau<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ntau qhov chaw ua haujlwm muaj cov kev pabcuam nkag tau yooj yim xws li lub rooj zaum hauv lub rooj zaum, kev pabcuam kev mloog, kev hnov pob ntseg ntsaws, kev txhais ASL, qhib cov lus piav qhia, lossis cov lus piav qhia, ntawm lwm cov kev xaiv. Cov kev pab no tshwj xeeb rau txhua qhov xwm txheej, thiab tej zaum yuav tsis muaj nyob txhua qhov chaw. Thaum sau npe nrog peb, thov qhia rau peb paub seb qhov kev pab twg koj xav tau thiab peb yuav ua raws li koj!<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kev thauj mus los<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yog tias koj tsis muaj kev caij tsheb, hu rau Project Success thiab peb tuaj yeem muab kev thauj mus los rau koj. Thov qhia rau peb paub yog tias koj xav tau caij tsheb thaum koj ua koj daim ntawv xaj. Peb yuav xav tau tsawg kawg 2 hnub daim ntawv ceeb toom los teeb tsa kev thauj mus los.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">zov menyuam<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kev saib xyuas menyuam yaus muaj rau kev ua haujlwm no. 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