Photograph of Paul Doucet, a choral director and opera tenor, gesturing with his hands as he leads an ensemble through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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 stands on a podium while wearing a black suit with a red tie.

Photograph of Carolyn Donnell, a choral director, holding open her arms on stage as she directs an ensemble through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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. She stands on a podium while wearing a red and black formal outfit.

Photograph of a Dallas ISD choral director holding out his hands as he directs an ensemble through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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 on a podium while wearing a black outfit.

Photograph of April Jones-Sigadi, a choral director, holding her arms in the air while directing an ensemble through a performance at the 18th 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 on a podium while wearing a black outfit.

Photograph of the conductor holding his arms outstretched to direct a choir through a performance on the darkened stage at the 18th 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 photo is taken from behind an ensemble member wearing a white shirt. The conductor stands in the foreground while wearing a black outfit.

Photograph of Carolyn Donnell, a choral director, holding open her hands on stage to direct an ensemble through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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. She stands on a podium while wearing a black and red formal outfit.

Photograph of a Dallas ISD choral director holding out her arms while singing and directing an ensemble through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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 on a podium beside a mic stand.

Photograph of Carolyn Donnell, a choral director, holding out her hand towards the children's choir to direct them through a performance at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The photo is focused on the section of the ensemble wearing red shirts. The conductor stands with her back towards the camera.

Photograph of a conductor holding out her hands to direct the choir through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The ensemble members are wearing white shirts and khakis. The conductor stands with her back to the camera while wearing a black formal outfit.

Photograph of the conductor holding out her hands towards the choir to direct them through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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 ensemble members are wearing white shirts and khakis. The conductor stands with her back towards the camera while wearing a black formal outfit.

Photograph of a Dallas ISD choral director holding out her hands while singing and directing a choir through a performance on the darkened stage at the 18th 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 on a podium in the foreground of the picture.

Photograph of Paul Doucet, a choral director and opera tenor, holding out his hands while singing and directing an ensemble through a performance at the 18th 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 stands on a darkened stage while wearing a black suit.

Photograph of April Jones-Sigadi, a Dallas ISD choral director, holding out her arms to direct an ensemble through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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. She stands on a podium while wearing a black formal outfit.

Photograph of a Dallas ISD choral director holding out his hand to direct an ensemble through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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 stands on a podium while wearing a black formal outfit.

Photograph of the conductor holding out his hands to conduct an ensemble through a performance at the 18th 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 photo is taken from behind an ensemble member wearing a white shirt while the conductor stands in the foreground.

Photograph of a Dallas ISD choral director holding out his hands to direct an ensemble through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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 stands on a podium while wearing a black formal outfit.

Photograph of April Jones-Sigadi, a Dallas ISD choral director, holding up her hand to direct the student choir through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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 ensemble members are wearing white shirts and khaki pants. The conductor stands with her back towards the camera while wearing a black outfit.

Photograph of Paul Doucet, a choral director and opera tenor, holding his hand up while looking down and conducting a choir through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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 stands on a podium while wearing a black suit.

Photograph of the conductor holding up his hands to direct an ensemble through a performance on stage at the 18th 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 photo is taken from behind musicians wearing white shirts.

Photograph of a Dallas ISD choral director holding up his hands to direct an ensemble through a performance at the 18th 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 director stands on a podium in the foreground while wearing a black outfit. The photo is taken from between ensemble members.

Photograph of a Dallas ISD choral director looking down at the sheet music while directing the ensemble through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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 stands on a podium while wearing a black formal outfit.

Photograph of a Dallas ISD choral director looking towards the left while conducting a choir through a performance at the 18th 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 stands underneath a stage light, on a podium, while wearing a black outfit.

Photograph of Paul Doucet, a choral director and opera tenor, looking down at the music stand while conducting a choir through a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th 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 stands on a podium while wearing a black suit.

Photograph of the conductor looking down at the choir and directing them through a performance at the 18th 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 choir members are wearing white shirts and khaki pants. The conductor stands with his back towards the camera while wearing a black suit.