Name: A Juneteenth Celebration
Start: 2023-06-17T16:00:00-04:00
Location: The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center

A Juneteenth Celebration

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra is one of only a few professional orchestras in the country whose mission is to perform all free concerts. Landmarks showcases works by  composers of color and women, who orchestras have historically ignored.

Boston Landmarks Orchestra

To start our summer season, Landmarks Orchestra celebrates Juneteenth at our debut performance in the Kroc Center!

The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center

This concert is FREE to attend - registration through Eventbrite is required to attend this event.Celebrating Juneteenth, Landmarks Orchestra starts the summer season with a debut performance at the Kroc Center! Featuring works from Scott Joplin, William Grant Still, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and more, this concert will be a wonderful way to kick off our season and celebrate the works of iconic Black composers.

Christopher Wilkins, conductorSirgourney Cook, sopranoMariana Green-Hill, violinAde Solanke, narrator

Scott Joplin, Treemonisha OvertureJoseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges Violin Concerto in G, Op. 2 No. 1, First Movement: AllegroWilliam Grant Still, Mother and ChildStill, Spirituals: A MedleyNkeiru Okoye, Phillis Wheatley: A Musical JourneyColeridge-Taylor Perkinson, Sinfonietta No. 1: Allegro furiosoJoplin, Treemonisha Finale: A Real Slow DragDigital Program: https://www.landmarksorchestra.org/programs/juneteenth-2023/

Venue Information: The Chapel of the Kroc Center is where the concert will take place. This is located on the 2nd floor of the Kroc Center. There is both stairs and an elevator available.Please note that The Kroc Center security staff conducts bag searches and has each guest walk through a metal detector. Please allow additional time to arrive in your commute for this.

T﻿ransit Information: The 15 or 41 bus is the closest transit option to the Kroc Center, a 400ft distance from the venue. The 15 bus connects from Ruggles on the Orange Line and the 41 connects from Jackson Sq. on the Orange Line. There is also a commuter rail stop, Uphams Corner which is a 0.1 mile distance from the venue.Parking: There is street parking in front of the Kroc Center as well as a parking lot behind the venue.

Run Time: The total run time of this concert is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission.

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