Our City, Your Orchestra: Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert Online Event- with The Philadelphia Orchestra | Kids Out and About Inland Empire <

Our City, Your Orchestra: Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert Online Event- with The Philadelphia Orchestra


*The event has already taken place on this date: Mon, 01/18/2021
The Philadelphia Orchestra, in partnership with Global Citizen’s Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service, is proud to present its 31st annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Tribute Concert online. As part of the Our City, Your Orchestra series, the program led by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., through music and interviews with prominent Philadelphians who are continuing Dr. King’s work today.

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Johnson | “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin | Conductor
Laurin Talese | Vocalist
Traditional | “Go Tell It on the Mountain”
Julia Li | Violin
Christine Lim | Violin
Che-Hung Chen | Viola
Yumi Kendall | Cello
Patrice Hawthorne | Vocalist
Rivers | Rumba, from Suite No. 2
Ohad Bar-David | Cello
Ajibola Rivers | Cello
Angela Zator Nelson | Percussion
Castro | Diversity
Yannick Nézet-Séguin | Conductor
Jennifer Montone | Horn
Jeffrey Lang | Horn
David Bilger | Trumpet
Jeffrey Curnow | Trumpet
Anthony Prisk | Trumpet
Nitzan Haroz | Trombone
Matthew Vaughn | Trombone
Blair Bollinger Bass | Trombone
Carol Jantsch | Tuba
Christopher Deviney | Percussion
Frank | Selections from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin | Conductor
Barber | Adagio for Strings
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin | Conductor
Charlotte Blake Alston | Speaker
The digital broadcast will also highlight prominent Philadelphians who are carrying on Dr. King’s vital work today, including founder and owner of Harriett’s Bookshop Jeannine Cook, Pennsylvania State Representative Jordan A. Harris, and Reverend Mark Tyler of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Viewers will also hear from Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, President of Global Citizen and Founder and Director of the King Day of Service Todd Bernstein, PECO President and CEO Mike Innocenzo, and Reverend Abbey Tennis of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia.
The Martin Luther King, Jr., Tribute Concert is presented by PECO with additional support from the Annenberg Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Location:

ONLINE ONLY
Contact name: 
The Philadelphia Orchestra
The event has already taken place on this date: 
01/18/2021
Time: 
7:00PM EST, 6:00PM CST, 5:00PM MST, 4:00PM PST, & 3:00PM AKST
Price: 
Free

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All Ages Adults & kids together Adults without kids