Join Hofstra’s Department of Music and friends for a ride on the Underground Railroad. This musical journey, hosted by composer and Hofstra Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Nkeiru Okoye, features contemporary and familiar music about the Underground Railroad. Highlights include performances by the Hofstra University Chamber Choir, members of the Hofstra Symphony Orchestra, the Hempstead High School Select Chorale, soprano Diana Solomon-Glover, contralto Nicole Mitchell, tenor Robert Anthony Mack, and pianist Roy Eaton, the definitive master of Scott Joplin’s ragtime works.

Sunday, February 5, 2012, at 3 p.m.John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus

Tickets: $15 $12 senior citizen (over 65); $5 matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID; $10 group rate (20+) One free ticket with current HofstraCard for matriculated student Two free tickets with current faculty/staff HofstraCard

For tickets and information, contact the John Cranford Adams Playhouse Box Office at 516-463-6644.

presents in celebration of African American History Month

A RIDE ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

THE LONG ISLAND PREMIERE

This performance is made possible by a generous grant from the D’Addario Music Foundation (D’Addario Music Appreciation Initiative), as well as support from the Hofstra University Department of Music, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office, Hofstra University Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs, Hofstra Cultural Center, Hofstra University NOAH Program, Hofstra Chapter of NAACP, Hofstra University Black Student Union, Hofstra University Honors College, Hofstra University Department of Anthropology, Hofstra University Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, Hofstra University African Studies Program, and National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University®.

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