Sidney Outlaw
Diana Solomon-Glover
Robert Mack
Hofstra University
“Black Spirit and the Struggle for Freedom” featuring the Hofstra Chamber Singers, Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra,
Hofstra student dancers, invited choral ensembles from Hempstead High
School and Uniondale High School and internationally-acclaimed soloists Diana Solomon-Glover, Robert Mack and Sidney Outlaw.
Hofstra student actors will guide the audience through a
semi-historical narrative highlighting important milestones in Black
culture and the struggle for freedom in the United States and the world.
The audience will hear re-enactments of Marian Anderson’s famous 1939
concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, tenor Roland Hayes’s
controversial recital debut in Germany, Billie Holiday’s courageous
performance of “Strange Fruit” and Nelson Mandela’s address to a crowd
of thousands in Cape Town, South Africa following his release from
prison in February, 1990. Choreographer Mickey Davidson will tie the concert together with dances from the Ragtime and Swing to South African boot dance.
Date/Time: Sunday, February 17, 3 p.m.
Location: John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus
Tickets: $15 general admission
$12 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID
One free ticket with current faculty/staff/student HofstraCard
Tickets on sale beginning January 15.
For tickets and information, unless otherwise noted, please contact the
John Cranford Adams Playhouse Box Office at 516-463-6644, Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
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