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Yannick stops the music midway in Hannibal premiere, but already this new work is a triumph

Hannibal Lokumbe’s "Healing Tones" synthesizes a world of pain into an emotional call for peace and reconciliation — and hope.

Conductor Yannick Nezet-Sequin (in white jacket) embraces composer Hannibal Lokumbe following the Philadelphia Orchestra premiere of "Healing Tones." Also shown are Mezzo-soprano Funmike Lagoke (in white, left of Nezet-Sequin) and choral directors Eric Conway and J. Donald Dumpson (right of Nezet-Seguin).
Conductor Yannick Nezet-Sequin (in white jacket) embraces composer Hannibal Lokumbe following the Philadelphia Orchestra premiere of "Healing Tones." Also shown are Mezzo-soprano Funmike Lagoke (in white, left of Nezet-Sequin) and choral directors Eric Conway and J. Donald Dumpson (right of Nezet-Seguin).Read morePhiladelphia Orchestra