Music to Touch, Move, and Inspire!
Music to Touch, Move, and Inspire!
Jackson Caesar is one of the most inspiring vocalist I had the pleasure of working with."- Willie Jolley, Award-Winning Singer, Best-selling author and National Television & Radio Personality.
Your performance of my father, was the best representation I have ever had to witness! - Afrika Lambe (Daughter of Roland Hayes)
Monday, June 3rd 2024 (01:00 pm)
Roland Hayes School
100 Eliot Street
Brookline, MA 02467
Phone: (617) 879-4570
Free and open to the public.
I am honored to be the featured guest artist at the Renaming of Heath School to Roland Hayes School birthday celebration. Ohimah Friday, piano accompanist.
Backstory
We invite you into a conversation ab
Monday, June 3rd 2024 (01:00 pm)
Roland Hayes School
100 Eliot Street
Brookline, MA 02467
Phone: (617) 879-4570
Free and open to the public.
I am honored to be the featured guest artist at the Renaming of Heath School to Roland Hayes School birthday celebration. Ohimah Friday, piano accompanist.
Backstory
We invite you into a conversation about identity and recognition, the history of slavery in our community, deepening our commitment to school safety, and complex change.
This school has played a central role in so many lives for over 100 years.
In the very recent past, we learned that our school had indeed been named after a street, but that the street had been named after a family: the Heath family. The Heath family took tremendous pride in the school on their street. They also, according to Town records, enslaved three people.
Knowing that our beloved school is named for a family that enslaved other humans has made it increasingly difficult to promote our vision for inclusion and equity. Reckoning with this past is essential to building a better future for our students.
On November 16th, 2023, the Student Renaming Committee presented at Town Meeting and Town Meeting members voted overwhelmingly to approve our Warrant Article, renaming our school to the Roland Hayes School!
Surprise me, you will not be disappointed.
This is one of the most memorable and top favorite songs of my childhood. The history of this song isn’t clear but what is mutually understood is that children would sing and play games to this song. This arrangement has a fun Funky Rock feel. The concept was to arrange a familiar song with a different flare. A flare that includes an all-male chorus, a jazz-rock band, and a fun brass ensemble. The fun can be heard throughout this song and is guaranteed to keep you entertained.