GSCC Member Event

Description

“Of the three wise men
Who followed the star,
One was a brown king
From afar.”

Langston Hughes

This special annual holiday event will amplify messages of diversity and hope for
this festive season. The Ballad of the Brown King, a Christmas cantata composed
by Margaret Bonds, in collaboration with poet Langston Hughes, will be
performed in Seattle for the first time. Written in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr,
Bonds’ nine-movement choral work focuses on Balthazar, the “Brown King” of
the Three Kings, who traveled to Bethlehem to witness the nativity scene.
Seasonal works composed and arranged by musicians of color round out this
family holiday tradition. As always, a candlelit rendition of Silent Night concludes
the concert.

Pre-concert talk at 7:00 p.m. with SCC Director Freddie Coleman