Cleveland Orchestra to perform 37th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert on January 15 at 7 PM; Thomas Wilkins, Conductor

Maestro Thomas Wilkins

William Henry Caldwell

Thomas Mesa, Cello

Thomas Wilkins conducts program at Severance Hall featuring the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus assembled and directed by William Henry Caldwell

Tickets for the FREE concert are available on January 3, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Severance Hall Ticket Office

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2017 Community Service Awards to be presented at concert

LIVE Broadcast of concert on WCLV 104.9 and WCPN 90.3 ideastream®

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Orchestra’s 37th annual concert in celebration of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. takes place at Severance Hall on Sunday, January 15, at 7:00 p.m., under the direction of Thomas Wilkins.  The program features music by Peter Boyer, Kurt Carr, Antonín Dvořák, Duke Ellington, Charles Floyd, and Morton Gould, as well as traditional spirituals and gospel songs.  Cellist Thomas Mesa, first-place winner in the Senior Division of the 2016 Sphinx Competition for Black and Latino string players, performs as soloist, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus, assembled, prepared, and directed by William Henry Caldwell, will also perform.  The Chorus is an all-Cleveland community, volunteer chorus that brings together a wide range of choristers from local churches as well as members of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Blossom Festival Chorus.

ideastream® Radio Broadcast

Beginning at 7:00 p.m., the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert on January 15 will be broadcast live on radio on WCLV Classical 104.9 and 90.3 WCPN ideastream®.  

14th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. 2017 Community Service Awards

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2017 Community Service Awards will be presented at the start of the concert by Mayor Frank G. Jackson.  The awards are presented by The Cleveland Orchestra and the City of Cleveland, in cooperation with the Greater Cleveland Partnership, to individuals who are positively impacting Cleveland in the spirit of the teachings and example of Dr. King.

Parking Information

Parking in the CWRU Campus Center Garage (Lot 29, adjacent to Severance Hall) for the January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert will be available for free, on a first-come, first-served basis.  The parking rate for the Community Open House on January 16 will be $7 per vehicle. 

 

CONCERT TICKETS INFORMATION

Admission to the concert is free, but tickets are required.  Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., through the Severance Hall Ticket Office in person, by phone at 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141, or online at clevelandorchestra.com.  Due to the high demand, tickets to this concert go quickly.  Typically, all tickets for this concert are distributed by noon on the day they are made available to the public.  There is a limit of 4 tickets per household. 

     

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CALENDAR LISTING

2017 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION CONCERT

Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH

Sunday, January 15, 2017, at 7:00 p.m.

The Cleveland Orchestra 

Thomas Wilkins, conductor 

with

Thomas Mesa, cello

and

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus 

William Henry Caldwell, director

TRADITIONAL - The Star-Spangled Banner 

JOHN ROSAMOND JOHNSON - Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing 

PETER BOYER - Silver Fanfare

CHARLES FLOYD - The Lord’s Prayer

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK - Allegro moderato from Cello Concerto

     featuring THOMAS MESA, cello

DUKE ELLINGTON - “King of the Magi” from Three Black Kings

TRAD. (arr. Moses Hogan) - The Battle of Jericho

TRAD. (arr. Roland Carter) - You Must Have That True Religion

MORTON GOULD - “Jubilee” from Spirituals

KURT CARR  (arr. Charles Floyd) - For Every Mountain

TRAD. (arr. Uzee Brown Jr.) - We Shall Overcome

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The concert Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert is presented by the The Cleveland Orchestra in collaboration with the City of Cleveland and the Greater Cleveland Partnership.

Sponsored by KeyBank, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence. 

The Cleveland Orchestra is grateful for ongoing annual support from the State of Ohio and Ohio Arts Council, and to the residents of Cuyahoga County for annual support through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.