America's 250th: Music Worcester Celebrates at Mechanics Hall

Curated and led by Everett McCorvey, this Pay What You Wish concert is anchored by Margaret Bonds' Credo and the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Ode to Joy. The performance features The Soldiers' Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band, Bridgewater State University Choral Society, First Unitarian Church Choir, and the Worcester Children's Chorus, along with vocal soloists Jeryl Cunningham Fleming, Alicia Helm McCorvey, Nathan De'Shon Myers, Key'mon Murrah, and Kay'mon Murrah. The program includes traditional folksongs, hymns, and spirituals such as Amazing Grace, America the Beautiful, and Shenandoah.