Nashville Symphony | Dr. Jeffery L. Ames, conductor | Rodrick Dixon, tenor | Wisdom Wright, spoken word artist | Celebration Chorus - Odessa Settles, chorus master | Celebration Youth Chorus - Margaret Campbelle-Holman, co-director & Dr. Nita Smith, co-director | Barbara Santoro, accompanist
The 31st annual Let Freedom Sing concert honors the life, legacy, and triumphs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorates his work pioneering the Civil Rights Movement. Joined by tenor Rodrick Dixon and poet Wisdom Wright, the Nashville Symphony, Celebration Chorus, and Celebration Youth Chorus perform an inspiring selection of classical works, songs, Spirituals and more.
This free community concert is Choose What You Pay.
Tickets are limited to 4 per order and 12 per group organization.
Seats are guaranteed until 15 minutes prior to the event.
All Group seats have been filled. Groups will be cut off once 300 seats have been reserved (25 Groups of 12) and all Groups requests will be reviewed before tickets are assigned.
J. Rosamond Johnson | arr. Roland Carter
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Florence Price
"Finale: Presto" from Symphony No. 1 in E Minor
Jeffery L. Ames
"Libera me" from Requiem for Colour
Jane Ramseyer Miller
Sawubona
Coleridge-Taylor
Danse Negre, Opus 35, No. 4
Dilworth
"Dreams" from Dream Trilogy
Leonard Bernstein
"Somewhere" from West Side Story
Mary D. Watkins
Soul of Remembrance
Kaplan
Be the Change
Adolphus Hailstork
"Everytime I Feel the Spirit" from Three Spirituals for Orchestra
Jeffery L. Ames
"Celebration Omega: Heaven" from Requiem for Colour
Traditional Spiritual Arr. Roy Ringwald
We Shall Overcome