Kentucky Opera will present a Juneteenth Jubilee Concert on June 19, 2025.

“Amplify: Songs of Justice” will open at 7 p.m. at the Kentucky Opera Center for Cultural Health and will feature spirituals, blues, and jazz music performed by Louisville-based artists. At the core of the performance will be Jorell Williams’ “Songs of Justice,” a five-part song cycle commissioned by the company in 2020, performed by Kayla Wilson Emerson, Dejah Watts, and Christina Booker.

“The Juneteenth Commission is excited to collaborate once again with Kentucky Opera on our signature event, ‘Amplify: Songs of Justice,’” said Carolle Jones Clay, chair of Metro Louisville’s Juneteenth Jubilee Commission, per an official press release.“This concert continues to bring hope through prose and songs of love to all who gather at our Third Annual Juneteenth Jubilee.”

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg is expected to be in attendance at the event.

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