Dr. Eugene Rogers, conductor
March 15, 2025 – The Music Center at Strathmore
Monique Holmes-Spells, spoken word artist
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Damian Norfleet, baritone and actor
PROGRAM
Glory (from Selma), John Stephens, Lonnie Lynn and Che Smith
arr. Eugene Rogers
And the People Celebrated, Nkeiru Okoye (b. 1972)
World Premiere
Chichester Psalms, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Movement I: Psalm 108 vs. Psalm 100
Movement II: Psalm 23, Psalm 2 vs. 1-4
Movement III: Psalm 121, Psalm 133 v. 1
INTERMISSION
Weather: Stand the Storm, Rollo Dilworth (b. 1970)
The Meditation
The Marginalization
The Memorial
The Meltdown
The March
The Mobilization
World Premiere Symphonic Orchestration
This program will run approximately 1 hours and 30 minutes, including intermission.
We invite everyone to a post-concert discussion with Eugene Rogers, Nkeiru Okoye, and Rollo Dilworth. After the concert, please relocate to the orchestra level to participate.
This concert was made possible in part by generous financial support from NatPhil 40th Anniversary Season Sponsors Jane Liu and Edward Brinker.