As a part of the Black History Month program at Riverside Arts Center, the Willis C. Patterson Our Own Thing Chorale will be joining us for a musical performance.

"Named for its founder and director, and with a culturally diverse membership that represents varied careers and a wide range of musical experience, the Willis Patterson Our Own Thing Chorale has performed for more than 30 years throughout the State of Michigan. The Chorale is committed to the preservation and performance exposure of old Negro spirituals, as well as traditional contemporary choral compositions written and/or arranged by African-American musicians. The Chorale has appeared annually in concerts in the greater Ann Arbor area, as well as throughout the state of Michigan, and in South Africa."

More information about the chorale can be found here: http://ourownthing.org/