St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church sponsors the 27th Annual Black History Month Concert with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and The Clarence Smith Community Chorus.
When: Sunday, February 26, 2016 (5:00 PM)
Where: St. Martin de Porres Church
1119 W Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio
Contact: Sister Virginia Welsh at (419) 241-4544
Sara Jobin
St. Martin de Porres Parish is sponsoring the 27th Annual Evening with the Toledo Symphony on Feb. 26, 2017 at 5:00 PM at the Church at 1119 W Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio. The concert, part of the Black History Month observance and entitled Ain’t-a that Good News? will feature the Clarence Smith Community Chorus in a program of spirituals remembering the special role that they had in the lives of African Americans, especially for those who were slaves.
Ms. Sara Jobin, Resident Conductor of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, will conduct a program that will invite the audience into the depths and the exhilaration of the spirituals. The symphony will play some popular spirituals including Go down Moses and a Fantasy on Six Spirituals arranged by Gould. In addition, during the second half of the program, the orchestra will perform We Shall Overcome arranged by Armond Wimberly, a native of Toledo. Mr. Wimberly will be present at the concert.
Clarence Smith Chorus
The Clarence Smith Community Chorus, which specializes in the Negro Spiritual genre of music, will delight the audience with their renditions of several spirituals. The Clarence Smith Community Chorus is a past recipient of the Community Impact Award from the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo and received the prestigious Community Achievement in the Arts Award in 2002. Mr. Smith is a past recipient of the St. Katharine Drexel Award.
Dorothy Price
Dorothy May Price, a philanthropist of the arts in the Toledo area will receive the St. Katharine Drexel award. Price embodies the spirit of St. Katharine Drexel, the founder of the Blessed Sacrament Sisters. St. Katharine Drexel, like Dorothy Price, had financial resources and she shared them generously in creating opportunities for children. St. Katharine Drexel founded over sixty schools for Black and Native American children. She also founded Xavier University in New Orleans.
Shuttle parking is available at Swayne Field.
Tickets for the Concert are on sale at the St. Martin de Porres Parish at 1119 W Bancroft Street for $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Student tickets at $10.00.
For more information call: Sister Virginia Welsh or Rochelle Hite at (419) 241-4544.