Hannibal Lokumbe: Dear Mrs. Parks

Dear Mrs. Parks features a massive ensemble comprised of full orchestra plus choir and four vocal soloists. Influenced by blues, jazz, African music and Gospel music, it pays homage to Rosa Parks in the form of imaginary letters to the civil rights heroine. Hannibal Lokumbe's career in music spans over four decades. He is the recipient of numerous awards including a Bessie award, the NEA, and a Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has composed works for the Kronos Quartet, the
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit and Houston symphonies.