America's Requiem: A Knee on The Neck

America's Requiem: A Knee on The Neck

America’s Requiem commemorates the life and tragic loss of George Floyd with the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s A Knee on The Neck, composed around the backbone of the poetry of Dr. Herbert Martin and performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorale under the direction of Maestro Piotr Gajewski and Chorus Master Eugene Rogers, along with members of The Washington Chorus and the Howard University Chorale, plus featured vocalists J’Nai Bridges, Norman Shankle, and Kenneth Overton. The program concludes with Mozart’s seminal Requiem in D Minor, also featuring Soprano Janai Brugger.

A Knee on The Neck (World Premiere), Adolphus Hailstork,
Requiem in D Minor, K. 626, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Süssmayr)

Piotr Gajewski, Music Director & Conductor
Eugene Rogers, Chorusmaster
Janai Brugger, soprano
J'Nai Bridges, mezzo soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Kenneth Overton, baritone
National Philharmonic Chorale
The Washington Chorus
The Howard University Chorale

America's Requiem: A Knee on The Neck
  • America's Requiem: A Knee on The Neck

    America’s Requiem commemorates the life and tragic loss of George Floyd with the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s A Knee on The Neck, composed around the backbone of the poetry of Dr. Herbert Martin and performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorale under the direction of Ma...