7:00 PM | Schermerhorn Symphony Center
This concert is SOLD OUT
Standby seating will be available on the evening of the concert on a first come, first served basis.
If you would like to attend, please visit the box office at 6:45 pm on Sunday, January 20.
Questions? Email us or call us at 615.687.6400.
PERFORMERS:
Henry Panion III, conductor
Ciona Rouse, poet/speaker
Celebration Chorus – Dave Ragland, chorusmaster
Celebration Youth Chorus (The MET Singers and MET Academy) – Margaret Campbelle-Holman, director
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 “Afro American Symphony”
Oscar Peterson – “Hymn to Freedom”
Thomas A. Dorsey – “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”
Gale Jones Murphy – “Why Do We Sing?”
Bryson Finney – “We Are Nashville”
The 26th annual Let Freedom Sing honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as the Nashville Symphony and Celebration Youth Chorus perform an inspiring selection of music honoring the triumphs of the civil rights movement.