Featured Artists
Damon Gupton
Conductor
Nathan Amaral
Violin
Charlotte Blake Alston
Speaker
Choir of the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts
Lauren Thomas-Moyett
Director
Girard College High School Choir
Paul M. Eaton
Director
Join The Philadelphia Orchestra for our annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Tribute Concert, a tradition that’s been bringing people together since 1991. This powerful event blends the traditions of Black culture with beautiful music, from “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to works by Florence Price and William Grant Still. It’s an afternoon of music and inspiration, honoring Dr. King’s vision of equality, unity, and hope, and his belief in the power of music to effect change.
Program
Johnson
"Lift Every Voice and Sing"
Still
Selections from Wood Notes
Saint-Georges
First movement from Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 5, No. 2
Barber
Adagio for Strings (with narration based on the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Tindley
"The Storm Is Passing Over"
Smallwood
"Total Praise"
Performance Sponsor
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