MORE Opera & Discovery Orchestra Present Special Black History Month Concert

By Afton Markay

Emmy Award-nominated and Telly Award-winning orchestra, The Discovery Orchestra and MORE Opera have announced a Black History Month concert scheduled for Feb. 23, 2025 at the Grace Episcopal Church in Newark.

The program, “Discover Angelitos Negros” (“Little Black Angels,”) will feature soprano Cheryl Warfield and pianist Patricio Molina. The duo will present a mix of folk music, opera, and spirituals showcasing the musical traditions of Black and Latino cultures. Also featured are MORE Opera soloists and musicians from the community.

“Angelitos Negros” is a concert series launched in 2021 by MORE Opera. This series was originally started to collectively serve Black and Latino communities impacted by the pandemic.

The event will feature an interactive exploration by The Discovery Orchestra Founder and Artistic Director George Marriner Maull. “There is so much music written by Black and Latino composers that is largely unknown to most classical music listeners. We hope to introduce just a tiny portion of this repertoire to our audience and, as usual, help them to listen more perceptively to some of the aspects of one of the compositions featured in the program,” said the Artistic Director in a press release.

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