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There are a number of
safeguards in place to assure an enjoyable evening. For
adequate space for social distancing the attendance is
limited to 125 people. Tickets must be bought before the
concert – by Friday, February 26. There are no tickets
available at the door. All seating is reserved and the
ticket prices are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Masks
are required to be worn at all times.
Because of the pandemic
this thirty-first concert will have marked changes from the
previous thirty concerts. Nevertheless, those who attend
will find themselves inspired, up lifted and leaving humming
familiar tunes.
The Toledo Symphony
Strings will perform music of the Spirituals genre. These
songs, often composed while persons were enslaved, carry a
pathos and yearning for freedom and release from the
darkness of slavery. During this time of the pandemic many
people feel bound to their homes, or limited in their social
interaction and subsequent darkness. The music performed
during this concert will reflect that sense of oppression
presently felt by many and will lift up the spirits to soar
to the light.
Among the compositions to
be performed are: Old Time Religion, Nobody Knows the
Trouble I’ve Seen, and All God’s Children Got Wings. Lyric
for Strings by Walker and Mozart’s Eine Kleine Machtmusik,
Movement 2, will add variety and interest to the program.
Arthur Jones, Jr and his
wife Ellen Garrison Jones will receive the St. Katharine
Drexel Award. This award is given yearly to persons who live
in the spirit of St. Katharine Drexel who used her resources
in creating opportunities for adults and children. St.
Katharine Drexel founded over sixty schools for Black and
Native American children. She also founded Xavier University
in New Orleans.
Arthur Jones, a Jefferson
Award Recipient, is well known in Toledo for his passion to
end domestic violence and to assure the rights of
minorities. He served on the Black Chamber of Commerce and
is an ardent supporter of minority businesses. He also
served as president of the Board of Bethany House.
Ellen Garrison Jones,
Esquire, received her Law Degree from the University of
Toledo. She has served in various positions in Lucas County
including, Director of Lucas County Children Services. She
retired from the county as a Client’s Rights Officer with
the Mental Health and Recovery Board. Presently Ellen is the
convener for the Black Catholic Ministry Advisory Council of
the Diocese of Toledo.
Art and Ellen Jones are
active members of St. Martin de Porres Parish.
For tickets call
419-241-4544. For more information: Sister Virginia Welsh
at 419-460-3071 or visit 1119 West Bancroft St.
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