Our 2025-2026 Season
Gates of Justice
October 24th, 2025 at 7:30pm
St. Francis of Assisi Church
Join us for an inspiring evening of music that speaks to the soul and to society. The program features Dave Brubeck’s The Gates of Justice, a bold fusion of jazz, classical, and spiritual traditions calling for racial and social unity, paired with Margaret Bonds’ Credo, a powerful choral affirmation of human dignity and belief in justice. A stirring celebration of hope, resilience, and shared humanity — not to be missed.
Margaret Bonds, whose career spanned the mid 20th century was one of the first U.S. Black composers of renown. A tireless advocate for racial and social justice, Bonds was a longtime collaborator and friend of Langston Hughes. Her masterpiece Credo sets a text by W.E.B. DuBois. Dave Brubeck’s The Gates of Justice is a fitting companion piece to the Bonds Credo. The work focuses on the historic and spiritual parallels of the Jew and Black Americans, and through the juxtaposition of a variety of musical styles; as well as texts from the Hebrew Bible, Hillel & Martin Luther King, speaks to the interconnectedness of humankind.
