Reflect & Rejoice: A Community Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sunday, January 18 - 3 PM
Sunday, January 18 - 3 PM
Be a part of the fifth annual community-wide tribute to the preeminent architect of the Civil Rights movement. Join the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in a spellbinding musical celebration of the life, work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In collaboration with the Alys Stephens Center and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Students in grades 6-8 are eligible to enter our MLK Poetry Contest. Deadline for submitting entries is January 12. For details, click HERE.
In collaboration with the Alys Stephens Center and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Students in grades 6-8 are eligible to enter our MLK Poetry Contest. Deadline for submitting entries is January 12. For details, click HERE.
Conductor and PerformersLeslie B. Dunner, conductor
Bronwyn Forbay, soprano
Elias Hendricks, tenor
Dennis Pope, orator
Alabama A&M Concert Choir, Dr. Horace R. Carney, Jr., director
Time & Location
Alys Stephens Center
Jemison Hall
3 PM
Repertoire| Hale Smith | Lift Every Voice and Sing |
| Aaron Copland | Suite from the Tender Land |
| Andre Previn | Honey and Rue (excerpts) |
| Aaron Copland | Fanfare for the Common Man |
| Adolphus Hailstork | Celebration |
| Aaron Copland | Lincoln Portrait |
| Robert Sadin | You Say I Believe |
| Aaron Copland | Selections from Old American Songs (second set) |
| Woody Woods | Kum Ba Yah |