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At the rehearsal for the Al Kapone/Memphis Symphony concert at the New Daisy Theater in Memphis last Wednesday. The concert also featured a group of dancers from the U Dig Dance Academy, displaying a Memphis-based style of dance known as jooking.

At the rehearsal for the Al Kapone/Memphis Symphony concert at the New Daisy Theater in Memphis last Wednesday. The concert also featured a group of dancers from the U Dig Dance Academy, displaying a Memphis-based style of dance known as jooking.

At the rehearsal for the Al Kapone/Memphis Symphony concert at the New Daisy Theater in Memphis last Wednesday. The concert also featured a group of dancers from the U Dig Dance Academy, displaying a Memphis-based style of dance known as jooking.

It’s not everyday that a rap artist performs with a symphony orchestra, but that’s exactly what happened here in Memphis this week with the collaboration between the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and legendary Memphis rapper Al Kapone to kick off the Opus One concert series. These pictures were taken at the rehearsal on Wednesday, November 9. The concert the following night was standing room only.

It’s not everyday that a rap artist performs with a symphony orchestra, but that’s exactly what happened here in Memphis this week with the collaboration between the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and legendary Memphis rapper Al Kapone to kick off the Opus One concert series. These pictures were taken at the rehearsal on Wednesday, November 9. The concert the following night was standing room only.

It’s not everyday that a rap artist performs with a symphony orchestra, but that’s exactly what happened here in Memphis this week with the collaboration between the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and legendary Memphis rapper Al Kapone to kick off the Opus One concert series. These pictures were taken at the rehearsal on Wednesday, November 9. The concert the following night was standing room only.