May 6th, 8pm Carolina Theatre
“Letters to America” is the culminating event of the Durham Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO’s) 50th Anniversary season. Join them for a landmark event celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and 50 years of the DSO serving the community, promoting music education, and uplifting the love and legacy of American Classical Music! The event brings together DSO’s community and arts partners: the Pauli Murray Center, Hayti Heritage Center, North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green, Kristi Vincent Johnson (Director of Dance at NCCU), and Kidznotes.
Submit your Letter to America
In conjunction with this performance of Green’s Letters to America, and together with its partners, the DSO is inviting submissions of “letters to America” capturing the varied experiences of Black Womanhood. Selected letters will be featured at the DSO’s May 6th concert and other platforms, and authors will be invited to join to join one of two Her Voice Matters workshops, led by North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green and Brittany J. Green. The DSO will provide authors two complimentary tickets to the May 6th concert. The Her Voice Matters workshops will provide safe, supportive spaces in which to explore the themes arising from the letters, to discuss literary craft, and to experience meaningful, empowering, and community-building possibilities.
DEADLINE: March 20
Brittany J. Green
Jaki Shelton Green
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