CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
*The event has already taken place on this date: Tue, 01/24/2017
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Selections to include music by Americans William Grant Still, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein as well as living composers Adolphus Hailstork and Joseph Schwantner. Be sure to have students participate in the Symphony’s MLK Speech Contest – winners will be invited to recite onstage in the concert! Students will also learn about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and how his contributions to society helped shape our nation as it is today.
Young People’s Concerts
Jan. 18, 2017, 9:45 am & 11:10 am | Edgewood Theatre of Performing Arts
Jan. 24, 2017, 9:45 am & 11:10 am | Judson Performing Arts Center
Jan. 19, 20 & 31, 2017, 9:45 am & 11:10 am | Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts is a Presenting Partner for this program.
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