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Grammy winning Take 6 coming to Music Hall!

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has announced that the acclaimed conductor, composer and pianist Charles Floyd will lead its hugely popular annual Classical Roots concert on Friday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Music Hall. 

Mr. Floyd will lead the full CSO, along with the Classical Roots Community Mass Choir which is comprised of over 100 singers representing dozens of area churches.

Classical Roots is the CSO’s annual celebration of African-American music traditions, including elements from the classical repertoire, as well as traditional and contemporary African-American spiritual and gospel components.

The Grammy award winning acapella group Take 6 will be the special guests.  Take 6 is the most awarded vocal group in history, with 10 Grammy Awards, a Soul Train Award, and two NAACP Image Award nominations. Their debut album in 1988 won two Grammy Awards and made the Top Ten Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Contemporary Christian charts. Known for their clear harmonies and innovative arrangements across several genres, Take 6 has earned the respect and praise of artists and musicians and producers such as Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, and Quincy Jones.  Here's a link to a video of Take 6's "One".  

An interview with conductor Charles Floyd and Eric Oliver, CSO Board Member and one of the music ministers working with the Classical Roots Community Mass Choir, will air on Around Cincinnati on Sunday, March 1st between 7-8pm.