Glenn Burleigh

And so, uh, those two things kinda came together in my mind.

Um, always thinking of my friend Glenn Burleigh and the opportunity to keep his music alive in, in the, uh, b- in the public consciousness.

And so, uh, here we are, uh, again, uh, presenting Lamentation and Celebration, uh, I think one of Glenn's finest classical works, uh, for chorus and brass and choir, uh, to, uh, take us on that journey through, uh, an emotional journey through what it would've, uh, been to experience, uh, 9/11.

The work [clears throat] was originally published to, uh, uh, to s- to c- memorialize the, uh, the Murrah Building bombing in, in Oklahoma City-

My grandparents lived in a mixed neighborhood.

And I heard these stories at a very young age, and it made a huge impression on me.

Um, and it was one of the ways, reasons why the first time I heard Glenn Burleigh's music, it, it just, it hit something in me.

One of my best friends-