“Classical Movements, an Alexandria-based choral and orchestral tour organizer, put on an initial set of three outdoor performances on June 20,” writes Cody Mello-Klein in Thursday’s (8/27) Alexandria Times (VA). “The success of the concert helped founder Neeta Helms realize people were willing to attend live performances if they were executed safely…. The concert series, Sounds of Hope and Harmony, has run every Saturday since July 25 and will continue through October…. Many of the performers come from larger ensembles, such as Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra…. On Saturday … Classical Movements is using its concert series to address the ongoing social movement around racial injustice by commemorating the March on Washington and the fight for civil rights [with] freedom songs, spirituals, gospel, popular music from the 60s and music from Black composers such as Jasmine Barnes and H. Leslie Adams…. Helms worked with Eric Conway, choir conductor at historicically Black university Morgan State University, and the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts to put together a slate of … Black artists … Narration from Pamela Simonson will also be woven into the fabric of the performance.”
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