Saturday, March 15, 2025 · 7:30 pm
Strathmore
The Washington Chorus and National Philharmonic join forces once again to bring American voices and struggles to life on stage in “Stand the Storm.” On this program, composers Nkeiru Okoye, Leonard Bernstein, John Legend, Common, and Rollo Dilworth demonstrate their own method for both standing through adversity and enacting the change necessary to build and sustain communities that are fair and just for all. Featuring the world premiere of the brand-new symphonic orchestration for Dilworth’s Weather: Stand the Storm, as well as the beloved arrangement of “Glory” by TWC’s own Eugene Rogers, join us as we examine our nation's disparities and find strength and unity through this powerful performance.
Tickets starting at $29!
All Kids. All Free. All the Time.
EUGENE ROGERS, CONDUCTOR
MONIQUE HOLMES-SPELLS, SPOKEN WORD ARTIST
REGINALD MOBLEY, COUNTERTENOR
DAMIAN NORFLEET, BARITONE & SPOKEN WORD ARTIST
Leonard Bernstein, Chichester Psalms
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Nkeiru Okoye, Invitation to a Die-In
Damian Norfleet, spoken word artist & baritone
John Stephens, Lonnie Lynn and Che Smith arr. Eugene Rogers, Glory (from Selma)
Damien Norfleet, baritone
Monique Holmes-Spells, spoken word
Rollo Dillworth, Weather: Stand the Storm*
Damien Norfleet, narrator
*World-premiere symphonic orchestration
This performance is expected to last approximately 2 hours and will include a 20 minute intermission.
There will be Encore Hours for this event.
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