Dr. Makeda Hampton

This upcoming Princeton TSONJ performance event on June 28 is a rare opportunity for an audience to experience the extraordinary talents of four talented artists. Their program will feature music from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and Stephen Flaherty's Ragtime, and a special treat from William Grant Still's A Bayou Legend.

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and Delaware’s official DE250 commemoration with the Southern Delaware Orchestra (SODELO) in a program of patriotic favorites, American classics, and new music by Delaware artists. The program includes among other patriotic favorites:

Selections from United Sounds of America by Mark Hagerty featuring Delaware Poet Laureates Al Mills and Nnamdi Chukwuocha and acclaimed soprano Makeda Hampton

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and Delaware’s official DE250 commemoration with the Southern Delaware Orchestra (SODELO) in a program of patriotic favorites, American classics, and new music by Delaware artists. The program includes among other patriotic favorites:

Selections from United Sounds of America by Mark Hagerty featuring Delaware Poet Laureates Al Mills and Nnamdi Chukwuocha and acclaimed soprano Makeda Hampton

In honor of Delaware’s 250th milestone, this dynamic, multi-disciplinary event celebrates the profound role the arts have played in shaping the First State — and imagines the creative future still to come. A centerpiece of the celebration will feature selections from The United Sounds of America by Delaware composer Mark Hagerty, performed by the SODELO Orchestra alongside The Twin Poets, soprano Makeda Hampton, and Jonathon Whitney — all distinguished Delaware artists. This collaborative work reflects the rich musical traditions that define both our state and our nation.