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2nd Annual Freedom’s Eve Emancipation Concert

May 17 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Chelsea Tipton

featuring Jay Williams and Total Praise Gospel Choir, and Marques Jerrell Ruff, Baritone

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Venue Details

Details

Date:
May 17
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Organizer

TSO
Phone
850-224-0461
Email
patronservices@tallahasseesymphony.org
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Venue

The Adderley Amphitheater at Cascades Park
1001 S Gadsden St
Tallahassee, FL 32301 United States
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About the Performance


A FREE performance honoring Freedom’s Eve and Florida’s Emancipation Day.

This concert was planned in partnership with the Florida Department of State, the John G. Riley Center & Museum, and Soul of Southside, Visit Tallahassee, and the City of Tallahassee.

Food trucks, performances by local organizations, and information booths will open at 6pm. The orchestra concert begins at 8pm.

SEATING

This event is free and open to the public. Anyone can use the seats in the amphitheater, as well as the green space.

PARKING

For general parking locations, please view the map linked HERE

Accessible parking is available in the Cascades Garage on South Calhoun Street across from the AC Marriott Hotel. The City of Tallahassee is providing free shuttle service to the amphitheater area for patrons who have parked in the Cascades Garage and request assistance. Please note, there is an hourly fee to park in this garage.

 

FOOD and BEVERAGE

We will announce food vendors closer to the event

 

Event Program

ProcessionCapital Battery Line
Reinactment ReadingThe Declaration of Independence
VerdiLa Forza del Destino
Traditional arr by Morton GouldSometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Samuel Coleridge-TaylorDanse Nègre, No. 4 from African Suite, Op. 35
TraditionalRide on King JesusMarques Jerrell Ruff
TraditionalDeep RiverMarques Jerrell Ruff
Aaron Copland"The Promise of Living" from The Tender Land Suite
William Grant StillAfro-American Symphony, mvmt 3
Duke Ellington arr. Jeff TyzikEllington Portrait
Michael W. SmithTotal PraiseJay Williams and Total Praise Gospel Choir
VariousSong Selections with Jay Williams and Total Praise Gospel Choir
J. Rosamond Johnson arr. Roland CarterLeft Every Voice and Singall

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2nd Annual Freedom's Eve Emancipation Concert

May 17 @ 6:00 pm

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