Symphony with Soul: Lizz Wright

Concert tickets start at $18 | Celebration of Soul package, $100

10th Annual Celebration of African-American Musical Expression
GOSPEL | JAZZ | CLASSICAL | BLUES | OPERA

  • Annual collage concert bridges cultures through the shared language of music.
  • Features singer-songwriter Lizz Wright, "one of the most promising voices in a decade." Wright's style embraces jazz, gospel, folk, rhythm and blues.
  • Tributes to opera star Shirley Verett and composer/conductor Jester Hairston
  • 125-Voice Community Chorus, performs with Wright in new arrangement of her "Gospel Medley"
  • 14-year-old Violin phenomenon, Sphinx Competition finalist, Randall Goosby plays Mozart
  • Music, never heard before, "Made in Grand Rapids!"

Take in the concert, or make a night of it with the Celebration of Soul package - dinner, concert, reception


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Lizz Wright
My Heart
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Neil Young
Old Man
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Lizz Wright/Jesse Harris/ Toshi Reagon
Hit the Ground
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Ella Jenkins
Wake Up, Little Sparrow
Lizz Wright, Vocalist
Grand Rapids Community Chorus, Duane Shields Davis, Director

Wright's voice is "pitch-perfect, with a smoky, full-bodied texture..."
— The New York Times