With
Denyce Graves, Lisa Daltirus and Kevin Deas, with Singing City Chamber Choir and Children’s Choir under the direction of Jeffrey Brillhart, with pianists Laura Ward and Keenan Boswell.
With the hindsight of a half-century, Lyric Fest revisits the dramatic history of the Civil Rights Movement with songs of the era, art songs, opera, spirituals. Narrated by Rev. Charles Rice and included readings from the works of Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King.
