St. Augustine’s will be hosting a concert on Saturday, December 7 at 6:30 p.m. This concert will be a performance of Margaret Bonds’ Ballad of the Brown King.
The Ballad of the Brown King is a cantata composed by Margaret Bonds, written in honor of the African king, Balthazar, with text written by Langston Hughes for Bonds. The Ballad premiered in December 1954 in New York and was performed by the George McClain Choir.
Admission is free with a suggested $10 donation.
This article was submitted by Marvin Byas IV. The Marvin Byas Singers were founded in February of 2023 in order to serve The Diocese of West Missouri & wider community as they commemorated Absalom Jones.
