Natchez, MS— On Sunday, January 15, at 5 pm, at Beulah Baptist Church, the Natchez Festival of Music will present Voices of Freedom. This concert features a collection of black composers, writers, and freedom songs of the Civil Rights movement. Five black artists will perform Freedom Songs and Arts Songs written by black composers and poets like Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, Hall Johnson, Harry T. Burleigh, and others. Also, a Spoken Word Artist will perform two original pieces. Selections will include Oh Freedom, They Laid Medgar Evers in His Grave, Amazing Grace, Song for a Dark Girl, Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around, Witness, and more!
The mission of Voices of Freedom is to channel the Black experience from each artist and deliver an artistic expression that not only speaks to the audience, but creates understanding and unity between the performers, the audience, and our collective history. This concert promises to be an educational and uplifting experience for all, and it is the first of its kind with the Natchez Festival of Music.
The performers for this event are John Christopher Adams (tenor), Tiffany Williams Cole (soprano), Temperance Jones (soprano), Ramelle Brooks (baritone/bass), Jason Smiley Abrams (Spoken Word Artist), and Tyler Kemp (piano).
Come join us on Sunday, January 15, at 5 pm, at Beulah Baptist Church Day for a meaningful experience as we honor Martin Luther King Jr., and one of the most monumental cultural events in our nation’s history, The Civil Rights Movement.
Sunday, January 15
710 B St, Natchez, MS
5:00 P.M.
Free Admission: Love offerings will be accepted.
Natchez Festival of Music
Founded in 1990, the Natchez Festival of Music has presented 31 years of outstanding music, opera, and entertainment to the city of Natchez, Mississippi. The Natchez Festival of Music presents musical and educational performances throughout the year, and the official festival happens each year throughout the month of May.
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