Emerson Eads’ Mass for the Oppressed, will have its East Coast premiere on November 5, in Washington DC at St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill. Maestro Jeff Kempskie, and the forces of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will be joined by soloists Deborah Sternberg, soprano; Kristen Dubenion Smith, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Hill, tenor: and James Rogers, bass.
Admission is free, but donations will be collected to benefit SentencingProject.org , an organization that advocates for effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, ethnic, economic, and gender justice. A reception will follow the concert.