On this Martin Luther King Day, our show is devoted to a celebration of the life of Dr. King. Music was an important force in the civil rights movement, and important in the personal life of Dr. King as well. We'll hear highlights from the annual King Celebration concert in his home town of Atlanta last Thursday evening, including Yo-Yo Ma performing Dvorak's Cello Concerto with the Atlanta Symphony.
NOTE: Through our agreement with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, today's show featuring highlights from their concert "A King Celebration" is not available for web audio streaming.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Duke Ellington: Village Virgins, from the River
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Traditional (Arranged by Moses Hogan): Elijah Rock
The Morehouse and Spelman College Glee Clubs, Kevin Johnson, director
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta
Antonin Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Yo-Yo Ma, cello, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta
Hour 2
Thomas Dorsey: Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Mahalia Jackson, vocal, Mildred Falls, piano, Ralph Jones, organ
Bono: MLK
The Concordia Choir, Rene Clausen, director
Igor Stravinsky: Three movements from Petrushka
Yuja Wang, piano
The Frederic Chopin Society, St. Paul
John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Frank Ticheli: Rest
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sarabande from Solo Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta
Traditional (Arranged by Uzee Brown Jr.): We Shall Overcome
Yo-Yo Ma, cello, the Morehouse and Spelman College Glee Clubs, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta
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