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A Milestone For The Simmons-O’Neal Memorial Concert

WUTC

Published February 9, 2023 at 4:34 PM EST

The Simmons-O'Neal Memorial Concert, before the pandemic.

This weekend, a concert that honors two music educators in the Chattanooga area returns for its thirtieth year.

Members of the Chattanooga Boys Choir and the Chattanooga Choral Society for the Preservation of African American Song will present the Simmons-O’Neal Memorial Concert - free and open to the public - on Sunday at 3 PM at the Baylor School’s Alumni Chapel.

Vincent Oakes is artistic director of the Chattanooga Boys Choir.

Sonya Henry is director of outreach for the Boys Choir and soprano member of the Choral Society.