Vox Philia’s annual Black History Month will be held on Saturday, February 28 at 4:00 pm. The concert is at Immanuel UCC, 99 South Waverly Street, Shillington. This year’s concert involves several choirs and directors from Berks County and beyond:

Vox Philia and Penn State Berks Campus Choir – David McConnell, conductor

Kutztown University Choir – Derrick Thompson, conductor

Muhlenberg College Choir – Victoria Pitre, conductor

Wilson High School Choir – Emily Fredericks, conductor

Schuylkill Valley High School Valley Voices – Jarrod Miller, conductor

Berks Youth Chorus: MasterSingers – Dan Behler, conductor; and the combined Chorale and Choristers – Grace Mittleman & Michael Adams Megan, conductors

The choirs join for several selections, including the regional premiere of Nathaniel Dett’s “The Chariot Jubilee.” Written in 1919, “The Chariot Jubilee” sets a text assembled by Dett from the Bible, Black spirituals and folk songs, performed by a solo tenor, choir and small instrumental ensemble. Both the tenor and ensemble are from Kutztown University, all under the direction of the school’s Director of Choral Activities, Dr. Derrick Thompson. After its premiere, the orchestral score was lost, but in the 1980s scholar Hale Smith recreated the orchestral parts, which eventually led to a new premiere by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in 1998. The remainder of the program features a wide-ranging selection of works highlighting the brilliance of historic and contemporary black composers and writers.

Join us on Sunday, February 28, 2026, at 4:00 pm. The concert is at Immanuel UCC, 99 South Waverly Street, Shillington 19607. Tickets are $15/Adult and $5/Student. Purchase your tickets online now at: https://buytickets.at/voxphilia/2025363

or at the door.

Vox Philia, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit chamber choir serving the Reading and Berks County communities. To learn more, visit https://www.facebook.com/VoxPhilia