# @americancomposersforum on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/COEAgtTgslL
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/3905725-americancomposersforum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-04-24T20:46:25.000+00:00

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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. 
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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, Joseph Jones, discussing his life, music, and journey in the arts. ⁣
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Tickets for the in-person performance and the virtual stream can be purchased in advance at the link in our bio #NewMusic #Composer #MusicOfTheUnsungAmerica #Premiere #JosephJones #MargaretBonds

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josephjones, composer, premiere, musicoftheunsungamerica, newmusic, margaretbonds

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