Chicago Sinfonietta: MLK TRIBUTE CONCERT: TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY! Jan. 16, 3 PM, Wentz Concert Hall; Jan. 17, 7:30 PM, Symphony Center

 

"Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Chicago Sinfonietta has been celebrating Dr. King's legacy for over twenty years. But do you know why CS is so committed to this amazing tradition? Watch this video to learn more about our founder, Paul Freeman's inspirational chance meeting with Dr. King:

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DIGITAL PROGRAM GUIDE
Preview the concert program HERE!

MUSICAL PROGRAM

Ethiopia’s Shadow in America
Florence PRICE
I. The Arrival of the Negro in America when first brought here as a slave (Introduction and Allegretto)

II. His Resignation and Faith (Andante)

III. His Adaptation (Allegro) – A fusion of his native and acquired impulses

Song To the Dark Virgin
Night
Florence PRICE
Will Liverman, baritone
Orchestrated by Evan Kuhlman

Selections from ELIJAH
Felix MENDELSSOHN
I. No. 14 “Draw near, all ye people – Lord God of Abraham”
II. No. 17 “Is not His Word Like a Fire”
III. No. 37 “For the Mountains Shall Depart”
Will Liverman, baritone

INTERMISSION

Soul Force (The Dream Unfinished) 
Jessie MONTGOMERY
Assistant Conductor Kyle Dickson

The Great Migration: A Symphony in Celebration of August Wilson
Kathryn BOSTIC
I. The Great Migration
II. The Hill Illumined
III. Wylie Avenue
IV. The Oracle of Aunt Ester
V. Exalted Roads of Truth and Triumph
Will Liverman, narrator

We Shall Overcome/Lift Every Voice and Sing
Hamilton/Horton/Seeger and Johnson/Johnson
Arrangement by Nicholas Hersh 

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See you at the concert hall!