The Silver Jubilee Season | CONCERT V
Expanding the American Score
The Juneteenth Finale: an expanded encore of Free At Last?
ENCORE! FREE AT LAST?
You asked for it. We are bringing it back, bigger.
Following the extraordinary response to Free At Last? The Evolution of the American Spiritual, the Ritz Chamber Players closes its Silver Jubilee Season with an expanded encore presentation of the work that has become one of the most powerful expressions of RCP's mission.
With Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole as narrator, Free At Last? traces the spiritual from sacred memory and survival through the Black church, the concert tradition, and the Freedom Movement, revealing a musical inheritance that has shaped not only Black history, but the sound and conscience of America.
For this Juneteenth finale, the touring presentation grows on RCP's home stage, bringing together a larger company and the full force of the Silver Jubilee celebration. After 25 years of EXPANDING THE STAGE, the season ends with RCP's boldest affirmation: the story of American music cannot be fully told without the voices of the African diaspora.
- Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Colenarrator
THE PROGRAM
The Silver Jubilee Expanded Edition.
- EncoreFree At Last? The Evolution of the American SpiritualThe Silver Jubilee Expanded Edition
Narrator: Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. Final repertoire, guest artists, and expanded instrumentation to be announced.
PLAN YOUR EVENING
Come as you are.
Admission is free and open to the public. Reserve your seats on Eventbrite and choose general admission or Pay What You Can at checkout: suggested $25, or $250 for the 25th Anniversary. No explanation is required, and there is no difference in where you sit.
Terry Concert Hall, Jacksonville University
2800 University Boulevard North, Jacksonville, Florida 32211
Latecomers are seated at an appropriate pause in the program.
The afternoon before
Tea at The Terry brings music from this program to the senior community on Friday, June 18, 2027, at 1:00 p.m. About Tea at The Terry