In the spring of 1968, conductor Paul Freeman ran into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Atlanta airport. Their brief conversation was one he'll never forget. On this episode of Performance Today, hear about that life-changing encounter in our musical celebration of Dr. King's life and legacy.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
John Rosamond Johnson: Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Boston Pops Gospel Choir; Members of the Boston Gay Men's Chorus; Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
American Anthem
RCA 63888
Phoebe Knapp and Fanny Crosby (arr. Nancy Wertsch): Blessed Assurance
Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola; Kent Tritle, conductor
Wondrous Love
St. Ignatius Loyola NA
Stephen Newby: His eye is on the sparrow
Louise Toppin, soprano
Songs of Illumination
Centaur 2375
Marques Garrett: Seek Ye First
Morehouse College Glee Club; David Morrow, conductor
IMC Intercollegiate Men's Choruses Inc. 2012 National Seminar The Morehouse College Glee Club
Morehouse College NA
Traditional (arr. Uzee Brown): I'm Building Me a Home
Morehouse College Glee Club; David Morrow, conductor
IMC Intercollegiate Men's Choruses Inc. 2012 National Seminar The Morehouse College Glee Club
Morehouse College NA
Michael Abels: Delights and Dances
Chicago Sinfonietta; Harlem Quartet; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Delights and Dances
Cedille 90000 141
Courtney Bryan: Eternal Rest
Courtney Bryan, piano
This Little Light of Mine
Courtney Bryan 884501336819
Adolphus Hailstork: Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed: In Memoriam: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 2
Cedille 61
Hour 2
Thomas Dorsey: Precious Lord, Take My Hand
The Fall-Jones Ensemble w/Mahalia Jackson: Mahalia Jackson, vocals; Mildred Falls, piano; Ralph Jones, organ
Bless This House
Columbia Records 889
Valerie Coleman: Tzigane
Imani Winds
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, New York, NY
Jason Moran: Cager Lee
Jason lee, piano
Selma (Music from the Motion Picture)
Paramount Pictures/Pathe Productions Ltd NA
A.B. Androzzo: If I Can Help Somebody
Mahalia Jackson
Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns
Columbia C2K 47083
Joseph Schwantner: New Morning For The World ("Daybreak of Freedom")
Eastman Philharmonia; Willie Stargell, narrator; David Effron, conductor
Schwantner: New Morning for the World
Mercury 411 031
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