Photograph of an audience applauding at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in red fold-down seats as they clap for the performance they just saw. They are dressed in business attire. Two people are standing to applaud. It is a dark theatre and there is a red EXIT sign glowing in the far back corner.

Photograph of an audience applauding at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in red fold-down seats as they clap for the performance they just saw. They are dressed in business attire. Two people are standing to applaud as a few others twist around to smile at them. It is a dark theatre and there is a red EXIT sign glowing in the far back corner.

Photograph of an audience applauding after a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in red fold-down seats as they clap for the performance they just saw. They are dressed in business attire. Two people are standing to applaud. It is a dark theatre.

Photograph of an audience applauding after a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in red fold-down seats as they clap for the performance they just saw. They are dressed in business attire. It is a dark theatre.

Photograph of the audience at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Many of them, dressed in business attire, clap while sitting in their seats. One woman puts her purse under her arm to stand while she claps. The theatre is dark, and there is a red EXIT sign glowing in the background.

Photograph of an audience applauding after a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in red fold-down seats as they clap for the performance they just saw. They are dressed in business attire. The back section of people are standing as people in the front either begin to stand or smile at those standing. It is a dark theatre and there is a red EXIT sign glowing in the far back corner.

Photograph of the audience during a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. One boy in the front has his head up as he continues to watch the performance. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position.

Photograph of the audience during a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. One woman in the middle has her head up as she continues to watch the performance. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position. The majority of the audience wears business attire.

Photograph of the audience after a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. One woman is in focus as she lifts her hand and extends it forward with her eyes closed and her head bowed. The rest of the audience is blurry.

Photograph of the audience after a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. It is a dark theatre. Many participants have their eyes closed.

Photograph of the audience applauding a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear business casual attire as they sit in bright red fold down seats, conversing with one another. The lights are on in the auditorium. Many people are smiling.

Photograph of an audience watching a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red pull-down seats as they look to the right of the photo. One woman looks directly at the camera. Most are dressed in formal or business attire.

Photograph of an audience giving a round of applause at the end of a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear business casual attire as they sit in bright red fold-down seats. The room is dark as they lift their arms in applause. There is an exit sign glowing on the far wall in the background of the photo.

Photograph of an audience watching a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position.

Photograph of the audience watching a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position.

Photograph of the audience watching a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position.

Photograph of the audience watching a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert on December 15, 2012. They sit in bright red fold-down seats. Their arms are extended and their heads are bowed. The background is blurry and shows more audience members in the same position.

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. One band member is smiling at another. 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.

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 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.

Photograph of a band and choir performing on stage together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The band is arranged in an arch around the conductor and wears varying shades of red, green, black, and white. The choir stands behind the band in rows. They wear all black with pops of red and some of them wear red Santa hats. In the background, a Christmas themed image is displayed. It is green and has bells, balls, candles, and gingerbread men on it. The conductor stands in front of the full group, conducting with his hands at the same height of his head.

Photograph of a band and choir performing on stage together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The band is arranged in a curve and wears varying shades of red, green, black, and white. Some are at rest, so their instruments are down while others are playing. The choir stands behind the band in rows. They wear all black with pops of red and some of them wear red Santa hats. One man holds a microphone as he sings into it, mouth open wide. The rest of the choir isn't signing yet.

Photograph of a band and choir performing on stage together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The band is arranged in a curve and wears varying shades of red, green, black, and white. Some are at rest, so their instruments are down while others are playing. The choir stands behind the band in rows. They wear all black with pops of red and some of them wear red Santa hats. One man holds a microphone as he sings into it, mouth open wide. The rest of the choir isn't signing yet. A woman in black conducts the ensemble.

Photograph of a band and choir performing on stage together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The band is arranged in a curve and wears varying shades of red, green, black, and white. The choir stands behind the band in rows. They wear all black with pops of red and some of them wear red Santa hats. In the background, a Christmas themed image is displayed. It is green and has bells, balls, candles, and gingerbread men on it. The band is applauding for something out of the frame.

Photograph of a band and choir performing on stage together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The vertical photo shows the choir singing behind the band. The band fits in the bottom third of the photo, all with their instruments to their mouths. They wear various shades of red and green. The choir takes up the middle third of the photo. They wear all black with red Santa hats. Three choir members, without Santa hats, sing into the microphones they are holding. The background is a Christmas themed display of ornaments on a green background.