Paul Laurence Dunbar: A Juneteenth Celebration

NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the sesquicentennial anniversary (150 years) of the birth of Paul Laurence Dunbar, acclaimed African-American poet born in Dayton, OH, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky prior to the civil war. Classical meets gospel as the DPO performs a beautiful program of music honoring America’s long march towards a more perfect union.