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January 17, 2011
A King Celebration 2011
On this Martin Luther King Day, our entire show is devoted to a celebration of the life of Dr. King. Music was an important force in the civil rights movement, and important in the personal life of Dr. King as well. We'll hear performances from the annual King Celebration concert in his home town of Atlanta. We'll hear classical musicians talk about what King's legacy means to them. And the great American soprano Jessye Norman sings a traditional spiritual.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Thomas Dorsey
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Mahalia Jackson, singer, the Fall-Jones Ensemble
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Traditional (Arranged by Clayton Erb and Jubilant Sykes)
Were You There?
Jubilant Sykes, baritone, the London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, conductor
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Joseph Schwantner
New Morning for the World: Daybreak of Freedom
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., narrator, the National Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
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Mark O'Connor
Appalachia Waltz
Mark O'Connor, violin
Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland
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Jessye Norman, soprano, and friends Traditional
Lord, I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
hour 2
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John Rosamond Johnson
Lift Every Voice and Sing
The Southern Sons
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Wynton Marsalis
Excerpts from Blues Symphony
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, conductor
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, Atlanta, Georgia
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Traditional
We Shall Overcome
The Morehouse and Spelman College Glee Clubs, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, conductor
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, Atlanta, Georgia
