Our third annual Juneteenth celebration features flutist DeShaun Gordon-King, and centers around musical bridges between the old and new worlds. The program includes works by Ellington, Still, Gottschalk, Bologne, and Mouquet. Boston composer Karen Walwyn’s haunting Angels Nine pays tribute to those killed in the shooting at the Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston, SC exactly 10 years ago. 

DeShaun Gordon-King has given performances throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States. He grew up surrounded by jazz and gospel music, and began his classical studies while at Duke University. Inspired by these worlds of music and spirituality, he is passionate about programming that blends jazz, gospel, and classical to create unique and healing concert experiences.

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
DeShaun Gordon-King, flute

William Grant Still Summerland
Karen Walwyn Angels Nine
Duke Ellington “Martin Luther King, Jr.” from Three Black Kings
Jules Mouquet La Flûte de Pan
Louis Moreaux Gottschalk Bamboula
Joseph Bologne The Anonymous Lover Overture