Jubilee Voices -- “Juneteenth: Singing the Journey”

Sunday, June 19
3-4 p.m.  
Market Square, 301 King St. (in front of City Hall)
Free

Join Jubilee Voices and the Office of Historic Alexandria’s Alexandria Black History Museum for a free concert in celebration of Juneteenth, a national holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Jubilee Voices will perform a lively, interactive performance featuring traditional African American music, dance, and spoken word that traces the history of African Americans from enslavement to freedom. Celebrate Juneteenth and join the journey!

The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices ensemble is committed to the preservation of African-American history and traditions–presenting songs and stories of struggle and perseverance, trials and triumphs, as expressed through a cappella music, drama and dance. Inaugurated in 2010, the group now performs regularly at heritage sites throughout the Washington DC area, singing, sharing, and learning the stories of the people in those communities.

Along with the music, Jubilee Voices also explores the poetry and writings of the period, along with first- and third-person portrayals of African Americans whose stories are a vital contribution to American history. Performances are suitable for sites of significance to African American history as well as general programming for non-African American specific sites.

The concert will be held outdoors at Market Square street parking and garage parking is available. This event is part of the City of Alexandria’s Juneteenth programming. Please visit the City of Alexandria’s website for more information on Juneteenth and Juneteenth programs for the 2022 holiday.  https://www.alexandriava.gov/museums/juneteenth-a-time-of-reflection-and-rejoicing

For inquiries from the news media only, contact Andrea Blackford, Editorial Communications Manager, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.

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