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Let's Come Together for an Ode to Understanding

Let’s Come Together for an Ode to Understanding

Leon County, TSO, and Village Square Host Musical Event to Inspire Civil Discourse

WHO:           Leon County, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra and The Village Square

WHAT:          Ode to Understanding

WHEN:         Sunday, March 31, at 3:30 p.m.

WHERE:       Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, 222 S. Copeland St.

Leon County Government, The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, and The Village Square invite you to “Ode to Understanding,” a two-part concert Sunday, March 31, at 3:30 p.m. at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, 222 S. Copeland St.

This innovative event will feature the Morehouse College Glee Club, the Concert Choir of Florida A&M University, and a musical performance of Joel Thompson’s “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed.”  The concert’s second half builds unity by presenting Beethoven’s beloved 9th Symphony, considered the ultimate expression of humanity and brotherhood.

The event will also feature an engaging Q&A session with composer Joel Thompson, Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil, and Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra Board members Byron Green and Patrick Slevin.

To purchase tickets, visit:  www.tallahasseesymphony.org/odetounderstanding.

Following the symphony, Leon County and The Village Square will conduct a facilitated conversation in line with past Created Equal programs.                                                                    

For more information, Britney Smith, Leon County Community and Media Relations at (850) 606-5300 / CMR@LeonCountyFL.gov .

 

 

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