Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert at Severance Music Center

The Cleveland OrchestraVinay Parameswaran, conductorJacqueline Echols, sopranoMartin Luther King, Jr. Celebration ChorusDr. William Henry Caldwell, directorTickets for this FREE concert will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at 10 a.m. online, in person, or by phone (216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141).This uplifting concert will showcase the music of prominent Black composers such as Dolores White, Mary D. Watkins, Carlos Simon, Brian Raphael Nabors, William Grant Still, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor as well as music in the African American spiritual tradition. The program concludes with James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnsons beloved hymn Lift Every Voice and Sing.The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2022 Community Service Awards will be presented as part of this concert.DOLORES WHITE CelebrationMARY D. WATKINS Soul of RemembranceTRADITIONAL Evry Time I Feel the SpiritTRADITIONAL Deep RiverCARLOS SIMON Fate Now ConquersBRIAN RAPHAEL NABORS IubioloTRADITIONAL Certny LordTRADITIONAL Lord I Want to Be a ChristianTRADITIONAL Seek the LordWILLIAM GRANT STILL Summerland from Three VisionsTRADITIONAL Hes Got the Whole WorldTRADITIONAL A City Called HeavenSAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR BalladeJOHN ROSAMOND JOHNSON Lift Every Voice and SingDue to the high demand, tickets to this concert go quickly. Typically, all tickets for this performance are distributed by noon on the day they are made available to the public. There is a limit of four tickets per household.