Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert
Free and open to the public. Attend in person or view the livestream (below).
Don't miss a special Music Institute of Chicago concert celebrating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with music and special guests.
PROGRAM
William Grant Still's Danzas de Panama
Sang Mee Lee, violin, Injoo Choi, violin, Ann Montzka-Smelser, viola, Paula Kosower, cello
Still's “Weeping Angel” Jaiden Hsu, soprano, Timothy Mah, piano
Holst's The Planets, Op. 32 (Mars and Venus)
arranged for two pianos by the composer
Marta Aznavoorian and Mark George, pianos
Remarks by Dr. Gilo Kwesi Logan
Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges' Violin Concerto Op. 5, No. 2 in A Major
Music Institute of Chicago Virtuoso Strings, James Setapen, conductor; Julie Bickel, Director
Allegro moderato - Mina Chang, soloist
Largo - Caitlyn Nguyen, soloist
Cadenza composed by Rachel Barton Pine
Music provided by the RBP Foundation’s Music by Black Composers project
Rondeau - Caleb Watson, soloist