Photograph of choir members singing at the 20th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The singers in the photo are all male and they wear concert black and red Santa hats. Two singers wear red scarves as well. They stand in a line, facing the right side of the photo. Their mouths are slightly open as they sing. The camera is tilted, so the photo is at an angle.

Photograph of choir members singing at the 20th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The singers in the photo are all male and they wear concert black and red Santa hats. One singer wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line, angled in towards the center of their line, facing the right side of the photo. Their mouths are slightly open as they sing. A small light shines behind them.

Photograph of choir members singing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They stand in a line on stage wearing concert black and red Santa hats. One member also wears a red scarf. They are singing as the look to the left. A piano and its players blocks the lower third of the photo.

Photograph of choir members performing on 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, and some of them are clapping enthusiastically, making their arms blurry. 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. The wear various combinations of red, black, and white with red Santa hats. They stand with their hands clasped in front of them as they sing. They stand in a line. 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 of them wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing. 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, clapping their hands. The background is dark.

Photograph of choir members performing together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear black formal attire and red Santa hats. Their mouths are open as they sing. The room is dark, except for a spotlight that shines on the choir.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing together 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, clap their hands, and smile. 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 all black with red Santa hats as they stand in a row. They turn their heads away from the camera as they look off to the left. The photo is taken at an angle, so the members are tilted. 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 all black with red Santa hats as they stand in a row. They turn their heads away from the camera as they look off to the left while they sing. One one female member is in focus, the rest in the row are blurry. The photo is taken at an angle, so the members are tilted. The background is dark.

Photograph of choir members standing behind chairs during a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear concert black and red Santa hats. They stand in a line behind a row of chairs as they sing. One member is about to clap his hands. The background is a dark color. The shot was taken at an angle.

Photograph of choir members performing in a line 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. Some of them are clapping enthusiastically, making their arms blurry, others are lifting their arms up, all of them having fun. The background is dark.

Photograph of a choir member performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. He wears a black dress shirt and slacks with a red Santa hat. He stands with his hands held out in front of him, in motion. In the bottom right corner, another choir member in a black suit and Santa hat sings as well. A band sits behind them.

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 wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing, raising their arms above their heads. The background is dark.

Photograph of two choir members standing in front of a band during a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear all black with red Santa hats, and one wears a red scarf as well. They stand with their arms lifted to raise their hands, palms up, as they sing. A band sits behind them, turning to look away from the camera. There is a Christmas themed backdrop in the background.

Photograph of choir members singing at the 20th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The singers in the photo are all male and they wear concert black and red Santa hats. They stand in a line, facing the right side of the photo. Their mouths are slightly open as they sing.

Photograph of choir members performing at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The photo focuses on two women who wear black blouses and red Santa hats. Other choir members are blurry in the background, also wearing Santa hats. 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 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 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 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 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 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 of them wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing, point, raise their hands, and smile. The background is dark.