Concert Celebration of America’s 250th

Concert Celebration of America’s 250th and in honor of the Bronx’s forgotten founding father Gouverneur Morris Concert and American Revolution 250th birthday event. Gouverneur Morris was the “Penman of the Constitution”, author of the Preamble, best friend of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington’s ambassador to France, and the most adamant voice opposing slavery at the Constitutional Convention. Why is he virtually unknown today? Morris was born and is buried at the family estate of Morrisania, the location of St. Ann’s Church, in the South Bronx. Enjoy the music and discover the hidden history! Concert program will include freedom and patriotic songs, African-American spirituals, classical compositions, historical readings and more, performed by professional singers, story tellers, re-enactors, and historians. Special guests-Elvira Green, professor, former Met opera; Jonathan Kruk, master story teller; Dikran Tulane, actor; Everett Suttle, tenor; Kevin Thompson, bass; Tim Schantz, historian. Sponsored by the Foundation for Classical Culture and the Schiller Institute NYC Chorus Free admission.