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[Audience applauding at a Christmas/Kwanzaa concert]
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Photograph of an audience applauding at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in red fold-down seats as they clap for the performance they just saw. They are dressed in business attire. Two people are standing to applaud. It is a dark theatre and there is a red EXIT sign glowing in the far back corner.
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[Audience applauding at a Christmas/Kwanzaa concert, 2]
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Photograph of an audience applauding at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in red fold-down seats as they clap for the performance they just saw. They are dressed in business attire. Two people are standing to applaud as a few others twist around to smile at them. It is a dark theatre and there is a red EXIT sign glowing in the far back corner.
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[Audience applauding from their seats]
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Photograph of an audience applauding after a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in red fold-down seats as they clap for the performance they just saw. They are dressed in business attire. Two people are standing to applaud. It is a dark theatre.
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[Audience applauding from their seats, 2]
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Photograph of an audience applauding after a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in red fold-down seats as they clap for the performance they just saw. They are dressed in business attire. It is a dark theatre.
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[Audience applauding from their seats, 3]
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Photograph of the audience at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Many of them, dressed in business attire, clap while sitting in their seats. One woman puts her purse under her arm to stand while she claps. The theatre is dark, and there is a red EXIT sign glowing in the background.
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[Audience applauding, starting to stand up]
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Photograph of an audience applauding after a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in red fold-down seats as they clap for the performance they just saw. They are dressed in business attire. The back section of people are standing as people in the front either begin to stand or smile at those standing. It is a dark theatre and there is a red EXIT sign glowing in the far back corner.
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[Audience extending their hands towards the performance]
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Photograph of the audience during a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. One boy in the front has his head up as he continues to watch the performance. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position.
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[Audience extending their hands towards the performance, 2]
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Photograph of the audience during a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. One woman in the middle has her head up as she continues to watch the performance. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position. The majority of the audience wears business attire.
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[Audience member with her eyes closed and hand extended]
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Photograph of the audience after a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. One woman is in focus as she lifts her hand and extends it forward with her eyes closed and her head bowed. The rest of the audience is blurry.
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[Audience members lifting their hands]
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Photograph of the audience after a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. It is a dark theatre. Many participants have their eyes closed.
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[Audience members speaking to each other]
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Photograph of the audience applauding a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear business casual attire as they sit in bright red fold down seats, conversing with one another. The lights are on in the auditorium. Many people are smiling.
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[An audience sitting]
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Photograph of an audience watching a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red pull-down seats as they look to the right of the photo. One woman looks directly at the camera. Most are dressed in formal or business attire.
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[An audience sitting and applauding]
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Photograph of an audience giving a round of applause at the end of a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear business casual attire as they sit in bright red fold-down seats. The room is dark as they lift their arms in applause. There is an exit sign glowing on the far wall in the background of the photo.
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[An audience sitting, raising their arms]
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Photograph of an audience watching a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position.
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[An audience sitting, raising their arms, 2]
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Photograph of the audience watching a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position.
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[An audience sitting, raising their arms, 3]
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Photograph of the audience watching a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position.
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[An audience sitting, raising their arms, 4]
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Photograph of the audience watching a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position.
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[A band and a choir on stage together]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The band is not playing, so they sit and listen to the choir that is singing behind them. One band member is smiling at another. The choir is singing and clapping their hands with smiles as the conductor directed them. A choir member in front of the rest of the choir holds a microphone in her hand as she sings into it.
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[A band and a choir on stage together, 2]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The band is not playing, so they sit and listen to the choir that is singing behind them. The choir is singing and clapping their hands with smiles as the conductor directed them. A choir member in front of the rest of the choir holds a microphone in her hand as she sings into it.
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[A band and a choir perform on stage together]
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Photograph of a band and choir performing on stage together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The band is arranged in an arch around the conductor and wears varying shades of red, green, black, and white. The choir stands behind the band in rows. They wear all black with pops of red and some of them wear red Santa hats. In the background, a Christmas themed image is displayed. It is green and has bells, balls, candles, and gingerbread men on it. The conductor stands in front of the full group, conducting with his hands at the same height of his head.
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[A band and a choir perform on stage together, 2]
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Photograph of a band and choir performing on stage together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The band is arranged in a curve and wears varying shades of red, green, black, and white. Some are at rest, so their instruments are down while others are playing. The choir stands behind the band in rows. They wear all black with pops of red and some of them wear red Santa hats. One man holds a microphone as he sings into it, mouth open wide. The rest of the choir isn't signing yet.
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[A band and a choir perform on stage together, 3]
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Photograph of a band and choir performing on stage together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The band is arranged in a curve and wears varying shades of red, green, black, and white. Some are at rest, so their instruments are down while others are playing. The choir stands behind the band in rows. They wear all black with pops of red and some of them wear red Santa hats. One man holds a microphone as he sings into it, mouth open wide. The rest of the choir isn't signing yet. A woman in black conducts the ensemble.
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[A band and a choir perform on stage together, the band clapping]
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Photograph of a band and choir performing on stage together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The band is arranged in a curve and wears varying shades of red, green, black, and white. The choir stands behind the band in rows. They wear all black with pops of red and some of them wear red Santa hats. In the background, a Christmas themed image is displayed. It is green and has bells, balls, candles, and gingerbread men on it. The band is applauding for something out of the frame.
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[A band and a choir performing together]
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Photograph of a band and choir performing on stage together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The vertical photo shows the choir singing behind the band. The band fits in the bottom third of the photo, all with their instruments to their mouths. They wear various shades of red and green. The choir takes up the middle third of the photo. They wear all black with red Santa hats. Three choir members, without Santa hats, sing into the microphones they are holding. The background is a Christmas themed display of ornaments on a green background.
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[A band and choir on stage together]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The band is not playing, so they sit and listen to the choir that is singing behind them. The choir is singing with concentration. A choir member in front of the rest of the choir holds a microphone in her hand.
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[A band and choir on stage together, 2]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds and whites. The choir is not singing as they look at and listen to the band in front of them. The band members look at their music stands intently as they sit in an arc around their conductor whose arms are above her head.
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[A band and choir on stage together, 3]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012.The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The band members look at each other as they listen to the choir singing behind them. Three members of the choir stand in the front, holding microphones as they sing along.
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[A band and choir on stage together, 4]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. A few band members have their instruments up as they play, but the majority holds them at rest. The choir stands behind them as they listen.
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[A band and choir performing on stage together]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The choir is not singing as they look at and listen to the band in front of them. The band members look at their music stands intently. The background boasts Christmas decorations of ornaments, candles, gingerbread men, and candy canes.
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[A band and choir performing on stage together, 2]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The choir is not singing as they look at and listen to the band in front of them. The band members look at their music stands intently as they sit in a semicircle around their conductor. The background boasts Christmas decorations of ornaments, candles, gingerbread men, and candy canes.
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[A band and choir performing on stage together, 3]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The band members look at their music stands intently as they play their instruments. Three choir members hold microphones as they sing into them. The rest of the choir is not singing and looks slightly bored.
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[A band and choir performing together]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The choir is singing as the band is playing in a joint piece. Three choir members hold microphones up as they sing into them. The background boasts Christmas decorations of ornaments, candles, gingerbread men, and candy canes.
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[Band member sitting, looking at conductor]
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Photograph of a band member looking up at the conductor during a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. She wears a red blouse, a pearl necklace, and her hair in a ponytail. The other members around her are blurry and also wearing red. She sits in a folding chair. The conductor is on the right side of the photo, their backside close to the camera. The background is a dark color.
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[Band members performing on stage]
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Photograph of band members performing at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. Two musicians sit in a line, one in front of the other. The one in the back wears a black suit jacket with a red shirt as he plays his saxophone, while looking at his music. The girl in front wears a bright red dress shirt as she plays her flute. Other musicians are in the background. The background is dark.
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[Band members raising their hands on stage]
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Photograph of a band performing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear various shades of reds, greens, whites, and blacks. They sit in chairs as they each raise their right hands with smiles on their faces. The conductor walks across the stage in front of them. The background boasts Christmas decorations of ornaments, candles, gingerbread men, and candy canes.
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[Band members raising their hands on stage, 2]
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Photograph of band members sitting on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear a mix of reds, greens, and blacks as they sit in rows of folding chairs. They raise their hands with smiles. Curtis King stands behind them, holding a stack of papers. The background has dark wall and a glowing exit sign.
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[Band members standing to play their instruments]
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Photograph of band members playing their instruments on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The photo has an upward angle because it was taken from the floor below the stage. The band members are wearing various shades of black, red, white, and green as they stand to play. Many are crouched so they can still see their music. Their conductor stands to the left of the photo, slightly leaned over. The background is dark.
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[Band members standing to play their instruments, 2]
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Photograph of band members playing their instruments during a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The photo has an upward angle because it was taken from the floor below the stage. The band members are wearing various shades of black, red, white, and green as they stand to play. Their conductor stands to the left of the photo. The background is dark.
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[Band members standing to play their instruments, 3]
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Photograph of band members playing their instruments on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The photo has an upward angle because it was taken from the floor below the stage. The band members are wearing various shades of black, red, white, and green as they stand to play. Many are crouched so they can still see their music. Their conductor stands to the left of the photo, slightly leaned over. The background is dark.
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[Band performing in front of a choir, with vocal soloists]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing on stage together during the 20th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The band members play their instruments with concentration while the choir watches. A few choir members stand at the front of the choir, singing into microphones.
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[A band performing on stage, in front of a choir]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The band members look at their music stands intently as they play their instruments. The choir stands behind them, slightly relaxed, as they watch and listen to them. The background boasts a Christmas backdrop of ornaments, candles, gingerbread men, and candy canes.
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[Bass clarinet players playing their insruments]
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Photograph of two bass clarinet players on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in a row with the rest of their section as the camera focuses on them. They both look at the same sheet music as they play their bass clarinets. The girl in the direct center wears a red blouse while the girl next to her wears white. The rest of the musicians in the photo are blurry.
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[Bass clarinet players playing their instruments, 2]
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Photograph of a row of clarinet players performing at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The photo focuses on a bass clarinet player who wears a red bedazzled blouse. Her hair is rolled into an up-do. The rest of the row is closer to the camera, and they all play their instruments while looking at their music stands. In the background, a blurry figure sings into a microphone.
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[Blurry photo of a choir and band on stage together]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The band is not playing, so they sit and listen to the choir that is singing behind them. The choir is singing and clapping their hands with smiles as the conductor directed them. A choir member in front of the rest of the choir holds a microphone in her hand as she sings into it. The photo is blurry.
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[Blurry photo of a choir and band performing together]
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Photograph of a choir and band on stage together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The band sits in the bottom third of the photo, watching the choir perform. The choir stands around a woman wearing black as she speaks into a microphone. The band wears red and the choir wears black with red Santa hats.
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[Blurry photo of a choir singing behind a band]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The blurry photo shows the choir wearing all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The band members look at each other, or stare off into space, as they listen to the choir who is singing behind them with concentration. A few choir members stand at the front of the choir, singing into microphones.
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[Blurry photo of a choir singing behind a band, with soloists]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. In the blurry photo, the choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band is only seen from the shoulders up. The band members look forwards as they listen to the choir who is singing behind them with concentration. A few choir members stand at the front of the choir, singing into microphones.
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[Blurry photo of a choir singing behind a band, with soloists, 2]
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Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012.The blurry photo shows that the choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band is only seen from the shoulders up. The band members look forwards as they listen to the choir who is singing behind them with concentration. A few choir members stand at the front of the choir, singing into microphones.
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[Blurry photo of a choir standing in a row]
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Photograph of a row of choir members performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The blurry photo shows them all wearing formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One of them wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing, hands clasped in front of them. The background is dark.
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[Blurry photo of a choir standing in rows, singing]
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Photograph of choir members standing in rows during a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. They stand in in rows as they sing, three singing into microphones.