All Rise (Symphony No. 1) with Pittsburgh Symphony and Maestro Benjamin Northey

Written by Wynton Marsalis, All Rise is a sweeping work for symphony orchestra, jazz orchestra, and chorus designed from its very conception as a collaboration across musical traditions and voices. For this special Lift Every Voice program, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is joined by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, and the Lift Every Voice Unity Choir led by Nikki Porter, uniting hundreds of musicians and singers on the Heinz Hall stage.

Part symphony, part jazz suite, part choral proclamation, All Rise reflects the breadth and vitality of Black musical expression in America from blues, swing, and spirituals to orchestral traditions. Marsalis conceived the work as a musical gathering: one ensemble does not accompany another, but rather all performers stand side by side, listening, responding, and building something larger than themselves.