2025 Unity Fresno Festival Concert

The 2025 Unity Fresno Festival Concert featuring guest conductor Dr. Nicolás A. Dosman (UC Davis), Aarne Kela, Collaborative Pianist. This concert took place in the Audra McDonald Theater on the campus of Roosevelt High School for the Arts (Fresno Unified School District – Fresno, CA), Saturday, February 15, 2025. Program Order: 0:00 Welcome: Aaron Bryan, Director of Arts Education, and Dr. Michele Cantwell-Copher, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools 6:38 Intermediate Mass Choir: "The Storm is Passing Over" arr. Barbara Baker, conducted by Dr. Dosman 14:14 Fresno County MLK, Jr. Speech Contest Finalist – Italia Perez, Clovis North High School (Grade 12) 20:48 High School Mass Choir: "Way Over in Beulah Lan'" arr. Stacey Gibbs, conducted by Dr. Dosman 25:48 Fresno County MLK, Jr. Speech Contest Finalist – Priya Prajapati, Clovis North High School (Grade 11) Fresno Master Chorale: 32:22 "Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing" by J. Rosamond Johnson; arranged by Zanaida Robles, conducted by Dr. Anna Hamre; Jung Min Sur, Collaborative Pianist; teresa gipson, Soloist 40:05 "I Dream A World" by Andre Thomas, conducted by Dr. Dosman 43:42 Audience Participation: "One Heart Beating" adapted from Alysia Lee (Founder & Artistic Director of Sister Cities Voices), conducted by Aaron Bryan 51:37 Festival Choir: "I Will Sing" by Rosephanye Powell, conducted by Dr. Dosman The Unity Fresno Festival & Concert (UFFC) is an intergenerational celebration of Black history and excellence in and through choral music to kickoff Black History Month in Fresno County. The UFFC will bring together choristers of all ages, races, genders, and abilities from across Fresno County through the joy of music. The UFFC is made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Fresno Community Chorus, Inc. (Dr. Anna Hamre, Director), the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools (Dr. Michele Cantwell-Copher), and the Fresno Unified School District (Misty Her, Superintendent).