Dave Brubeck's THE GATES OF JUSTICE

Chorus Polaris, joined by tenor James Ahrens, baritone Elwyn Fraser, and the Laura Caviani Trio, will perform a concert featuring Dave Brubeck's jazz-infused "The Gates of Justice" at 7:00 p.m. on March 17, 2024, at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403.

A pre-concert discussion with Pastor Elijah McDaniel III of Fellowship Baptist Church, and Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman of Temple Israel will begin at 6:00 p.m. Concert tickets provide admission to the discussion.

Also on the program will be two shorter works composed by Laura Caviani, "We All Do Better" and "We the People." They are based on texts by Susan B. Anthony and Paul Wellstone. Based in the Twin Cities, Caviani has been performing and recording for over 15 years.

This performance of "The Gates of Justice" will be led by Artistic Director William Mathis, a nationally known Twin Cities musician, clinician, and conductor.

Tickets are $20 for adults. Concertgoers under 21 are admitted free. Groups of five (5) or more are eligible for a 20% discount. Groups should email '[email protected]' to request a discount code. Tickets are available online through 'www.choruspolaris.org'.

"The Gates of Justice," the second large-scale sacred work by Dave Brubeck, was written to bring together (and back together) Jewish and Black Americans in the wake of the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The natural bond that had forged between them during the civil rights struggle in the early 1960s had weakened and was starting to break down by 1969. The work was a joint commission by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.

Chorus Polaris is a premier adult community concert choir comprised of 50 professional, semi-professional, and talented amateur musicians under the artistic direction of William H. Mathis. More information at https://choruspolaris.org.

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Artists: Chorus Polaris, Laura Caviani, Elwyn Fraser, James Ahrens,

Category: Arts | Performing Arts | Music