WORLD PREMIERE
“For the Healing of the Nations�?

“A Sacred Jazz Suite�?
For the Victims and Survivors of 9/11
Composed by Geri Allen - Ms. Allen at the Piano

With large orchestra including

Oliver Lake; Craig Harris; Antoine Roney; John Blake; Akua Dixon; Kenny Davis; Mark Johnson; Jay Haggard;
Dwight Andrews; Patrice Williams, and Creative Arts High School Students of Camden.
Poetry by Sandra-Turner Barnes
with
Andy Bey; Nnenna Freelon; Mary Stallings
The Afro Blue Vocal Ensemble of Howard University

Sunday - September 10, 2006 - 3:00PM
Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts
The Gordon Theatre
350 N. Third Street
Camden, N.J. 08102

$25.00 Box Office: 856-225-2700

“He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal.. on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life.. the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.�?

On Sept 11, 2001 a series of coordinated terrorist attacks upon the United States brought fear into our hearts and the phrase “9/11�? into our national lexicon. Five years on, a nation still struggles with the impact and repercussions of that day.

As a tribute to the lives lost on that day and since, and mindful of the role music can play in personal and collective healing, the Walt Whitman Arts Center has commissioned pianist Geri Allen to compose “For the Healing of the Nations�?, a sacred jazz suite in two movements. The title song of Allen’s critically acclaimed new Telarc release “Timeless Portraits and Dreams�? was the genesis for the suite “For The Healing of The Nations�?.

Tickets are now on sale for this special event at www.ruarts.org and the RCCA box office (856) 225-2700.

This program is funded in part by the Meet the Composer Foundation and the New Jersey Council on the Arts, and is presented in partnership with theWalt Whitman Arts Center and the Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission