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Houston Ebony Opera Guild announces its Annual African American Music Gala, a concert featuring SON OF MAN, composer Hall Johnson’s cantata based on African American Spirituals. Roland Carter will conduct the chorus. With Bishop Robert E. Hayes, Jr. as narrator, the performance will take place at 4 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Westbury United Methodist Church, 5200 Willow-bend Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77096. Tickets are available online at houstonebonymusic.org or by calling 713-335-3800. The individual price is $30 in advance or $35 at the door. The Group Rate is $25 per ticket for 10 or more.

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The Houston Ebony Opera Guild Chorus announces its Twentieth-eighth consecutive African American Music Gala, an annual concert celebrating the works of Black composers. This year’s program will feature SON OF MAN, composer Hall Johnson’s acclaimed but rarely performed cantata based on African American Spirituals. Conducting the chorus will be Roland Carter, a leading American choral conductor, composer and recognized authority on African American music traditions.

The narrator for the cantata will be Bishop Robert E. Hayes, Jr., a Houston native and retired bishop in the United Methodist Church, who remains active internationally as a religious leader and highly acclaimed speaker.

The African American Music Gala will be held at Westbury United Methodist Church, 5200 Willowbend Boulevard, Houston Texas 77096. Concert tickets may be secured in advance at houstonebonymusic.org. or by calling 713-335-3800. The price range includes the following options:

1. Individual tickets: $30 per ticket in advance or $35 at the door

2. Group rate: $25 per ticket for a group of 10 or more.

The Annual African American Music Gala is sponsored by Friends of Houston Ebony Opera Guild (FHEOG). Linda Hollins serves of General Chairperson of FHEOG; Patricia Gregory is 2019 Gala Concert Chairperson.