Photograph 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. They wear a variety of white, black, and red, with red Santa hats. They stand in a line as look forward with serious expressions. The background is dark.

Photograph 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. They wear a variety of white, black, and red, with red Santa hats. They stand in a line as they sing, clap in time, and smile. The background is dark.

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. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. Two wear red scarves as well. They stand in a line as they sing. The background is dark.

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, or stare off into space, as they listen to the choir who is singing behind them with enthusiasm. A choir member stands at the front of the choir, singing into a microphone.

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, or stare off into space, as they listen to the choir who is singing behind them with concentration. A choir member stands at the front of the choir, singing into a microphone.

Photograph of a soloist singing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. She wears a black blouse with a chunky gold necklace and black glasses. Her dark hair is cut in a pixie style with bangs. She wears a bracelet on the hand that holds the microphone up to her face. Her mouth is open she sings. The background is dark.

Photograph of a soloist singing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. She wears a black blouse with a chunky gold necklace and black glasses. Her dark hair is cut in a pixie style with bangs. She wears a ring on the hand that holds the microphone up to her face. Her mouth is open as she throws her head back to sing. The background is dark.

Photograph of a soloist singing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. She wears a black blouse with a chunky gold necklace and black glasses. Her dark hair is cut in a pixie style with bangs. She wears a bracelet on the hand that holds the microphone up to her face. Her mouth is open and slightly pulled back as she sings. The background is dark.

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. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One member wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing, raised their hands, and smile. One member looks directly at the camera. The background is dark.

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.

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. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One member wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing with concentration. The background is dark.

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. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One member wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line with serious expressions. The background is dark.

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, 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.

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. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One member wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing, clapping their hands. The background is dark.

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.

Photograph 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. They all wear black outfits with red Santa hats as they stand in rows to sing. They are clapping as they perform. Some look forward with bored expressions. Three members in the front sing into microphones.

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, or stare off into space, as they listen to the choir who is singing behind them with enthusiasm. A choir member stands at the front of the choir, singing into a microphone.

Photograph of a choir and band performing together during at 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. Both groups are looking towards the middle where a conductor stands and a choir member speaks into a microphone. The background boasts a Christmas backdrop of ornaments, candles, gingerbread men, and candy canes.

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, 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, holding microphones.

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, or stare off into space, as they listen to the choir who is singing behind them with concentration. A member of the choir stands in front of them, singing into a microphone.

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, or stare off into space, as they listen to the choir who is singing behind them with enthusiasm. A member of the choir stands in front of them, singing into a microphone, raising one arm to point to the sky.

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, or stare off into space, as they listen to the choir who is singing behind them with enthusiasm. A member of the choir stands in front of them, singing into a microphone.

Photograph of a soloist singing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. She wears a black blouse with a chunky gold necklace and black glasses. Her dark hair is cut in a pixie style with bangs. She wears a ring on the hand that holds the microphone up to her face. Her mouth is open and slightly pulled back as she sings. The background is dark.

Photograph of a soloist singing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. She wears a black blouse with a chunky gold necklace and black glasses. Her dark hair is cut in a pixie style with bangs. She wears a ring on the hand that holds the microphone up to her face. Her mouth is open and slightly pulled back as she sings. The background is dark.