65th Anniversary Concert
The Children's March
Friday, April 26, 2013, 8 p.m.
The Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA
May 2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Children’s March in Birmingham, Alabama that was the catalyst for bringing about the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. On May 2, 1963, the children of Birmingham, Alabama, flooded the city’s streets—and the city’s jail—to challenge segregation. With dogs and fire hoses, police tried to stop them.Yet, in ways their parents could not, the children prevailed, defying the police intimidation that long had plagued Birmingham’s black community. Singing was a large part of the protest that resulted in the arrest of thousands of children. A DJ used code and song to spread the word, transmitting news of the march over the radio.
Singing City has commissioned this riveting new work by Philadelphia composer Andrew Bleckner and acclaimed Philadelphia storyteller and narrator Charlotte Blake Alston that tells the story of one moment that changed the course of civil rights in America.
Download the libretto.
Download the concert program.
Concert Photos by Pete Checchia
An interview with composer Andrew Bleckner
and librettist Charlotte Blake Alston
Soloists for The Children's March, pictured here, l. to r., with Music Director Jeffrey Brillhart, far right, are baritone Ja'Wuan I. Thomas Veal, a junior at Northeast High School; bass Jeung Lee, and mezzo-soprano Madeline Addis, juniors at Germantown Friends School; soprano Marielle Issa, a sophmore at Germantown Friends School; and tenor Andrew Burgmayer, a junior at Radnor High School.
The Children's March was made possible by support from
Mark & Peggy Curchack
A Donor Who Wishes to Remain Anonymous
The Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia
and
Friends of Singing City
Learn more about PIFA 2013 at pifa.org
With
Singing City, Jeffrey Brillhart, conductor
SC Children’s Choir, Steve Fisher, director
Keenan Boswell, pianist
Charlotte Blake Alston, narrator
Marielle Issa, soprano
Madeline Addis, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Burgmayer, tenor
Ja’Wuan I. Thomas Veal, baritone
Jeung Lee, bass
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