Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with the Santa Monica Symphony’s annual MLK Holiday Concert on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. The music of African-American composers George Walker and James Weldon Johnson share the program with Mozart and Mendelssohn along with a piece by Santa Monica composer Adrienne Albert. All Santa Monica Symphony concerts are free and ticketless with open seating.
Guido Lamell, Music Director and Conductor
Mark Edward Smith, baritone
Program:
Albert: “Courage” Overture
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Johnson: “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Steffe: “Battle Hymn of the Republic”
Mozart: “Ein Maedchen oder Weibchen” from The Magic Flute
Mendelssohn: fourth movement from Symphony No. 5 in D (Reformation)
Traditional: “We Shall Overcome”
LOCATION:
SGI Auditorium, 525 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica
INFORMATION:
(310) 395-6330