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Penn State honors T.J. Anderson at 2023 African-American Music Festival, Feb. 3rd

Penn State honors T.J. Anderson at 2023 African-American Music Festival, Feb. 3rd

The 2023 African American Music Festival was presented Feb. 1-4 on the Penn State University Park campus, featuring students and faculty of the School of Music, special guests John W. Jones and the Unified Jazz Ensemble, Maria Thompson Corley (piano), and Lara Downes (piano). The festival was hosted by Anthony Leach and Essence of Joy.

The festival included performances by Essence of Joy (pictured) with the Unified Jazz Ensemble and Mojatuba, and Music of African American Women Composers at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall, featuring Essence of Joy and the Graduate Brass Quintet.

Feb. 3rd highlights included a concert honoring the music of renowned composer and 1951 Penn State alumnus T.J. Anderson, at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall.

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