Through music and discussion, presenters will offer a preview and socio-historical context for Houston Ebony Opera Guild’s Summer Concert scheduled for late June 2013. The performance, a Juneteenth celebration, will commemorate the 150th Anniversary of The Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th Anniversary of The March on Washington.

Presenters:

Dr. John L. Cornelius II, Interim Head
Department of Music and Theater
Prairie View A&M University

Dr. Yvonne Kendall, Professor of Music
University of Houston-Downtown

Singers from HEOG

This program is hosted by The African American Library at The Gregory School.

2:00 P.M., Saturday, June 15, 2013 in The African American Library at The Gregory School, 1300 Victor Street, Freedmen’s Town, Fourth Ward (Houston, Texas 77019).

Admission: Free.