Photograph of an unidentified individual sitting at a piano at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. He wears a black suit and tie with a white button down. His hair is short and shaved on the sides. The piano is made of wood. A man sits behind the pianist, holding a tall tapered candle. He wears a white button down with black suspenders. In the background, the grand drape of the stage has been pulled back.

Photograph of a saxophone player at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. He stands to play his instrument, which is gleaming. He wears a dark pinstripe suit with a white button down and a red patterned tie, His eyes are closed with concentration. A woman sits in a chair in front of him, her back to him. She wears a red blouse with black fringe across the bodice. The background is a dark color.

Photograph of a choir sitting together at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. They all wear concert black and many of them wear red Santa hats. One member wears a blue bow tie over his black dress shirt. They are all watching something that is beyond the right side of the photo. The background is a dark color.

Photograph of a saxophone player at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. He stands to play his instrument, which is gleaming. He wears a dark pinstripe suit with a white button down and a red patterned tie, He looks ahead of himself with concentration. A woman sits in a chair in front of him, her back to him. She wears a red blouse with black fringe across the bodice. The background is a dark color.

Photograph of saxophone players during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The row of musicians is curved. They are all seated as they play their saxophones. A male musician in in the front. He wears a dark, striped suit with a red tie. His saxophone gleams in the spotlight. The background is a red hue.

Photograph of looking off to the side at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. She wears a black blouse with ruffles, a gold cross necklace, and a fuzzy, red Santa hat. She is in and amongst the other members of her choir. All of them look off to the right of the picture, at something that is happening beyond the frame. May of them also wear Santa hats.

Photograph of a conductor directing her choir during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. She wears a patterned jacket and her hair is dark, straight, and styled in a bob with bangs. Her arms are blurry as she conducts and her mouth is open. Some members of the choir in front of her wear red Santa hats. The background is dark.

Photograph of choir members standing and looking of at something out of frame at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. They all wear concert black and a few have on red Santa hats. One man in the foreground has a blue bowtie. All the members stand as they are angled toward the left of the photo. They look forwards with serious and focused expressions.

Photograph of a choir member singing during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. He wears a light colored dress shirt with a red, patterned tie. He stands in front of a microphone with his mouth wide open as he sings. The is another microphone on a stand beside him, closer to the camera. In the background there are a few blurry people.

Photograph of choir members sitting together at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. They all wear concert black and many wear red Santa hats. Some of them are talking in and amongst themselves, and others are watching something that is happening beyond the camera, to the right. An elbow is in the right side of the photo. The background is dark.

Photograph of conductors standing with an orchestra at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The male conductor wears a pinstripe suit with a green tie and handkerchief. The majority of the orchestra wears red tops with dress pants. The two women conductors in the front wear concert black. The woodwind players hold their instruments as they stand and the brass players leave theirs on the ground. The group stands on a stage that has small microphones dangling from the ceiling.

Photograph of a musician playing his instrument at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. He stands up from his seat in the ensemble to play his trumpet. He wears a red dress shirt under a black sweater vest and black glasses. The rest of the ensemble is blurry at the bottom of the photo. The top of a tuba is in the bottom left corner.

Photograph of Curtis King speaking into a microphone at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. He is wearing a black suit with a blue tie. His hair is shoulder length and he wears circular glasses. He is standing facing the right side of the photo, addressing the audience that is not in the frame. Choir members stand behind him in concert black, some wearing red Santa hats. A music stand is between King and the choir. The background is dark.

Photograph of tuba players during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The row of musicians is curved. They are all seated as they play their tubas. A female musician is in the front. She has her dark hair in a bun, large earrings, and a shimmery cardigan. The tubas all shine.

Photograph of tuba players during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The row of musicians is curved. They are all seated as they play their tubas. A female musician is in the front. She has her dark hair in a bun, large earrings, and a shimmery cardigan. The tubas all shine.

Photograph of a musician playing his instrument at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. He stands up from his seat in the ensemble to play his trumpet. He wears a red dress shirt under a black sweater vest and black glasses. The heads of two trombone players are in the bottom left corner of the photo, the rest of the ensemble cut out of the frame. The top of a tuba is in the bottom right corner. In the background, the grand drape of the stage they are on is pulled back.

Photograph of trombone players during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The row of musicians is curved as they sit behind their music stands. They are all seated as they play their trombones. A male musician is in the front. He wears a white button down, black pants, and a red, striped tie. All of the trombones shine. The background is a blue hue.

Photograph of trombone players during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The row of musicians is curved as they sit behind their music stands. They are all seated as they play their trombones. A male musician is in the front. He wears a white button down, black pants, and a red, striped tie. All of the trombones shine. The background is a red hue.

Photograph of trombone players during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The row of musicians is curved as they sit behind their music stands. They are all seated as they play their trombones. A male musician is in the front. He wears a white button down, black pants, and a red, striped tie. All of the trombones shine. The background is a red hue.

Photograph of a musician playing his instrument at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. He stands up from his seat in the ensemble to play his trumpet. He wears a red dress shirt under a black sweater vest and black glasses. The rest of the ensemble is blurry at the bottom of the photo. The top of a tuba is in the bottom left corner.

Photograph of a pianist at a piano during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. He wears a black suit and tie as he sits behind a wooden piano. The camera captures him from in front of the piano, so the keys are hidden from view. A man sits behind him wearing a white dress shirt, patterned tie, and black suspenders. The background is a dark color. An orchestra member's head is blurry in the bottom right corner of the photo.

Photograph of a choir member clapping during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. She stands in an amongst the choir she is in as the camera focuses on her. She wears a black blouse and her dark hair is straight as she looks to the right of the photo. Her hands are drawn together in a clap. The other choir members around her are also wearing black, and two in the background are singing. There is a pair of hands with red nail polish poised in a clap beside the woman, to the left of the photo.

Photograph of a tuba player during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The row of musicians she sits in is curved. They are all seated as they play their tubas. She sits in the front, on the edge of her row. Her dark hair is in a bun, and she wears large earrings and a shimmery cardigan. The tubas all shine.

Photograph of saxophone players during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The row of musicians is curved. They are all seated as they play their saxophones. A male musician is in the front. He wears a dark, striped suit with a red tie. His saxophone gleams in the spotlight. The background is a red hue.