Photograph of a soloist singing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. She wears a black blouse with a chunky gold necklace and black glasses. Her dark hair is cut in a pixie style with bangs. She wears a bracelet on the hand that holds the microphone up to her face. Her mouth is open she sings. The background is dark.

Photograph of a soloist singing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. She wears a black blouse with a chunky gold necklace and black glasses. Her dark hair is cut in a pixie style with bangs. She wears a ring on the hand that holds the microphone up to her face. Her mouth is open as she throws her head back to sing. The background is dark.

Photograph of a soloist singing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. She wears a black blouse with a chunky gold necklace and black glasses. Her dark hair is cut in a pixie style with bangs. She wears a ring on the hand that holds the microphone up to her face. Her mouth is open and slightly pulled back as she sings. The background is dark.

Photograph of a soloist singing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. She wears a black blouse with a chunky gold necklace and black glasses. Her dark hair is cut in a pixie style with bangs. She wears a ring on the hand that holds the microphone up to her face. Her mouth is open and slightly pulled back as she sings. The background is dark.

Photograph of a soloist singing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. She wears a black blouse with a chunky gold necklace and black glasses. her dark hair is cut in a pixie style with bangs. She wears a bracelet on the hand that holds the microphone up to her face. Her mouth is open as she sings. 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 forward 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 forward 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 trombone player performing at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The trombonist has their trombone up to their mouth, and their hand on the slide, as they play. They wear a red blouse and dark glasses. The background has blurry Christmas colors.

Photograph of two bassoon players sitting in the middle 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 sit in between saxophone and bass clarinet players. All musicians in the photo are playing their instruments. The bassoons are at an angle as their players concentrate on their music. The background is dark.