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TONIGHT AT 7pm EST: ACF connect partner Music of the Unsung America, a new concert and conversation series featuring Black artists of history and today that explores the deep roots and extraordinary range of music created and performed by Black musicians, reveals a beautiful truth about our history. ⁣Music of the Unsung America, a 2019 Knight Arts Challenge winner with lead funding from the John S. and James L Knight Foundation, was launched by double bassist and entrepreneur Portia Dunkley. ⁣ Tune in tonight for “Music of The Unsung America: One Night Two Premieres" at the Historic St. Agnes Episcopal Church in Miami, Florida. The program features Margaret Bonds’ “Simon Bore the Cross” with libretto by Langston Hughes, a cantata that follows Simon as he journeys with Jesus to the crucifixion. Also premiering, South Florida composer and conductor, Joseph Jones’, Symphony for String Orchestra No. 2 Op 47. The performance will culminate in an audience talk-back with conductor-composer, ...

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