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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.