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January 21, 2013

A King Celebration 2013

On the holiday named for Martin Luther King, Jr., we'll remember Dr. King's legacy with music. We'll feature conductor Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony in a very special concert in honor of Dr. King. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma was there, playing the Dvorak Cello Concerto. Plus, music written in honor of Dr. King by Duke Ellington, from a concert in Buffalo, New York.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Thomas Dorsey
    Precious Lord, Take My Hand
    Mahalia Jackson, singer, the Fall-Jones Ensemble
  • Traditional (arranged by Moses Hogan)
    Elijah Rock
    The Morehouse and Spelman College Glee Clubs, Kevin Johnson, conductor
    Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta
  • Antonin Dvorak
    Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191
    Yo-Yo Ma, cello, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, conductor
    Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta

hour 2

  • Duke Ellington
    Village Virgins from the River
    The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
  • Thomas Dorsey
    Precious Lord, Take My Hand
    Reggie Mobley, countertenor, Seraphic Fire, Patrick Dupre Quigley, director
    First United Methodist Church, Coral Gables, Florida
  • Traditional African American
    All the Pretty Little Horses
    Jessye Norman, soprano, Mark Markham, piano, Ira Coleman, double bass, Steve Johns, drums
    Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
  • John Williams
    Equality Under the Law, from Lincoln
    The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, John Williams, conductor
  • Duke Ellington
    Three Black Kings
    The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Sal Andolina, saxophone, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
    Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
  • Bono
    MLK
    Aaron Humble, tenor, Cantus
    Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport, Massachusetts
  • Traditional (arranged by Uzee Brown Jr.)
    We Shall Overcome
    The Morehouse and Spelman College Glee Clubs, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, conductor
    Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta
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