Winston-Salem Journal: Louise Toppin sings African-American art songs 3 PM Jan. 20

In this 1960 file photo, Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta.  (AP File Photo)

Winston-Salem Journal

Melissa Hall

Home Moravian Church, 529 S. Church St., the Music @ Home series will have a Martin Luther King Day Celebration at 3 p.m. Jan. 20. Louise Toppin, a soprano, and John O’Brien, pianist, will perform African-American art songs. Toppin is a renowned scholar and performer of African-American art songs. She is on the faculty of the University of Michigan and is the former chairwoman of the Department of Music at UNC Chapel Hill. Free, donations accepted. For more information, go to www.homemoravian.org/music@home.