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Atlanta Freedom Bands’ 34th season begins with a globe-trotting holiday tour! Artistic Director O’Shae Best takes you on a journey through music and traditions from cultures around the globe. In one whirlwind evening, we will celebrate Solstice, Hannukah, Christmas, Oshogatsu (Japanese New Year), the Lunar New Year, and more! We may even have a visit from the Krampus, but there is still time for you to get on the “nice” list!The fabulous, award-winning TAYLOR ALXNDR will be your host and tour guide for all the musical stops we have planned. A co-founder of Southern Fried Queer Pride, TAYLOR is an underground drag icon and queer artist making a big splash in Atlanta and beyond. They may have been raised in the country outskirts of bustling ATL, but has been making waves and turning heads in the big city since 2011. They are the Mother of the House of ALXNDR, an Atlanta-based drag family and events hub that creates drag-centered, inclusive spaces for marginalized folks to build community.
The concert will include the first work of this year’s Student Composer Residency Program. We will welcome Georgia State student Ahmad Duncan to the program with his contemplative work “Stargazer”, the perfect accompaniment or taking in the wonders of the cosmos on a clear winter’s night.
We invite you to experience the concert in the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College. This state-of-the-art performance venue features a beautiful auditorium, a large stage, comfortable seating, and plentiful nearby free parking.
Tickets are $25 general admission, $20 seniors, $15 students.
The concert will also stream live from AFB’s YouTube channel.
The program includes:
“So Wondrous Bright” by Carol Brittin Chambers (Puerto Rican Carol)
“Jingle Them Bells” by Julie Giroux
“Spring Festival” by Chen Yi (celebrating the Lunar New Year)
“Snow on Snow” by Megan Vinther
“A Christmas Tale (Beware the Krampus)” by Randall Standridge
“A Home Alone Christmas” by John Williams
“Stargazer” by Ahmad Duncan (student composer)
“Santa’s Journey” by Roy Kaighin
“Oshogatsu” by Dennis O. Eveland (celebrating the New Year in Japan)
“Betelehemu”, arr. Michael Brown (Nigerian carol)
“We Wish You a Mambo Christmas” by Erik Morales
“Judean Exultations” by Benjamin Roberts (a new setting for Hanukkah by the arranger of the United States Air Force Band)
FREE PARKING is available in lots next to the theater, along West End Avenue, and in the campus parking deck along Westview Street (with the entrance at Greensferry Ave SW).
PUBLIC TRANSIT: Take MARTA to the West End Station (Red/Gold route). The new ATL Spoke automated bus service runs from the station to Morehouse College Visitor’s Center every 15 minutes. Download the Beep App to schedule your ride.
An ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE is available from the accessible parking spots in the lot behind the theater with a flat path to the front entrance.
The standard complement of symphonic percussion will be in use. The concert will not have any special lighting or audio effects. Please contact us with any accessibility questions.
AFB’s “Holiday Passport” concert is supported in part by the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Funding for this program is also provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.
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Ray Charles Performing Arts Center, 388 Joseph E Lowery Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310-14ND, United States
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