[Guests waiting in foyer]

Photograph of guests waiting in the foyer before a concert at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Group posing for picture]

Photograph of (from left to right) Billie K. Roberts, Dallas ISD administrator; Nathan Myers, conductor and opera tenor; April Jones Sigardi, conductor and opera soprano; Paul Doucet, conductor and opera tenor; Craig Wells, Dallas ISD administrator; and Dr. Mackey Spradley, Dallas, ISD administrator, posing for the camera at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man closes his eyes while singing]

Photograph of a student performer closing his eyes while singing into a microphone at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. An ensemble choir stands behind him in the background. All of the visible performers are wearing black formal attire.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Curtis King talks to audience]

Photograph of Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, talking to the audience at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. A few of the audience members appear to be bowing their heads in a moment of prayer. Everyone pictured is standing while wearing formal attire. The picture is taken from atop the slightly elevated stage.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Curtis King talks into mic]

Photograph of Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, talking into a microphone in front of an orchestra at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. He holds a pamphlet in one hand. He and the ensemble behind him are all wearing black and white formal attire.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Curtis King speaks to crowd]

Photograph of Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, speaking to the crowd during the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. A few of the audience members appear to be bowing their heads in a moment of prayer. Everyone pictured is standing while wearing formal attire.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man conducting the orchestra]

Photograph of a man conducting the orchestra through a performance at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The man is standing with his back towards the audience, who is visible in the background. He is pointing a finger towards a few of the seated ensemble members.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man looks down while singing]

Photograph of a man looking down while singing with a choir on stage at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The accompanying choir is visible in the background. All of the performers are wearing black formal attire.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor raises arm while choir sings]

Photograph of Nathan Myers, a conductor, raising his arm while the choir sings with Candi West, a vocalist, during a performance at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The choir members and the conductor are raising their arms above their heads to dance during the performance. They are also all wearing black formal outfits.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor speaking into mic]

Photograph of Nathan West, a conductor, speaking into a mic during a performance at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. He is facing towards the audience as a choir accompanies his performance while standing behind him, in the background. All of the performers are wearing black formal outfits.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor sings with choir]

Photograph of Nathan West, a conductor, singing with the choir and Candi West, a vocalist, during a performance at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. An ensemble member stands in the foreground as she looks towards the audience.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor waving her arms]

Photograph of April Jones Sigadi, a conductor, waving her arms to direct a choir during a performance at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. All of the performers and the conductor are wearing formal black outfits.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor turning away from choir]

Photograph of Nathan West, a conductor, turning away from the choir during a performance at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. He is gesturing wildly with his arms. A few orchestra members wearing white shirts are visible in the foreground. The ensemble members and the conductor are all wearing black outfits.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor waving his hands]

Photograph of Nathan Myers, a conductor, waving his hands during a performance at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. He is facing towards the ensemble while standing behind a microphone stand.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor waving hands in air]

Photograph of Nathan West, a conductor, waving his hands in the air while facing towards the ensemble, who is standing off-screen, during a performance at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man standing while waving his hand]

Photograph of a man standing while waving his hand towards the audience at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The man is wearing a black suit. An audience is visible in the background.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man walking past the audience]

Photograph of a man walking past the audience at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. He is gesturing towards the audience as they clap for him. He is wearing a black suit with two ushers wearing red suits standing behind him.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Members of the choir and band performing]

Photograph of members of the choir and band performing together at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The performers are clapping along to the performance as they stand behind a drum set and a guitar player. They are all wearing black formal outfits.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor leading the choir]

Photograph of Nathan Myers, a conductor, leading the choir through a performance at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The conductor stands with his back towards the audience while gesturing vigorously with his hands towards the ensemble. All of the choir members, including the conductor, are wearing black formal outfits. A seated orchestra is visible in the foreground.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor looking towards the choir]

Photograph of Paul Doucet, the conductor, looking towards the choir during a performance on stage at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The conductor stands with his back towards the camera and his music book open on the music stand. All of the performers are wearing black formal outfits.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor looks into orchestra]

Photograph of the conductor looking into the orchestra during a performance at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The orchestra members are all wearing white buttoned down shirts as they look up towards the conductor who has stage lights shining behind him. The photo is taken from behind trumpet players in the middle of the ensemble.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor looking at woman singing into mic]

Photograph of Nathan Myers, the conductor, looking at a woman as she sings into a microphone, at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The rest of the ensemble stands on either side of the young singer. All of the performers are wearing black formal attire.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor looks into the orchestra]

Photograph of a conductor looking into a large orchestra during a rehearsal at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. All of the musicians are wearing white buttoned down shirts as they look towards the conductor who stands in the middle of a large circle of performers. The photo is taken from the trumpet section, in the middle of the seated orchestra.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Conductor looks into the ochestra]

Photograph of the conductor looking into the orchestra during a performance at the 14th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Stage lights shine behind the conductor as he stands in the middle of the large ensemble. The orchestra members are all wearing white buttoned down shirts. The photo is taken from behind the trumpet section, in the middle of the ensemble.
Date: January 26, 2007
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library