45th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert
Schedule
Sun, 19 Jan, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44106 | Cleveland, OH
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Free tickets will be available on Saturday, January 4, 2025This year’s program takes the audience on a journey through the life of civil rights leader and author Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The music selections depict her growth as an accomplished soprano and activist, who used music to inspire, uplift, and mobilize people during the Civil Rights movement and beyond.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2025 Service in the Arts Awards will be presented as part of the January 19 concert. Learn more about the 2025 MLK Community Open House & Day of Music.
JOHNSON Lift Every Voice and Sing (arr. Hale Smith)
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade for Orchestra
TRADITIONAL Ain’a That Good News (arr. Dawson)
TRADITIONAL My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord (arr. Glenn L. Jones)
GOUNOD O Divine Redeemer
TRADITIONAL Hold On!(arr. Jester Hairston)
SHROPSHIRE If My Jesus Wills/We Shall Overcome (arr. Tim Berens)
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed
PRICE Hold Fast to Dreams (orch. Brandon Ridenour)
SMITH MOORE Love Let the Wind Cry... How I Adore Thee (orch. Nicholas Hersh)
VALERIE COLEMAN Umoja: Anthem of Unity
TRADITIONAL Amazing Grace (arr. Tim Berens)
The Cleveland Orchestra
The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus
Daniel Reith, conductor
William Henry Caldwell, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Aseelah Shareef, host
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Where is it happening?
11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44106Event Location & Nearby Stays:
