Annual MLK Holiday Concert
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All Santa Monica Symphony concerts are FREE, pre-registration is strongly recommended for concerts as seating is first come, first serve.
Santa Monica Symphony
Gary Pratt, guest conductor
Bernard Brown, choreographer and dancer
John Daversa, trumpet
Mary Bond Davis, orator and vocalist
Mawiyah Dowd, dancer
Tonoccus McClain, orator
Jermaine Paul, double bass
Darrel Sims, tenor
Program:
Quinn Mason Toast of the Town
George Walker Lyric for Strings
Bernard Brown, choreographer and dancer
Mawiyah Dowd, dancer
Intermission
James Weldon & John Rosemond Johnson Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
Mary Bond Davis, orator and vocalist
John Clayton Home
John Daversa, trumpet
Tonoccus McClain, orator
Jermaine Paul, double bass
Darrel Sims, tenor
Traditional We Shall Overcome
Tonoccus McClain, orator
Description: In partnership with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition, the Santa Monica Symphony commemorates the legacy of Dr. King with its annual MLK concert. Guest conducted once again by Gary Pratt, the afternoon concert begins with Quinn Mason’s celebratory Toast of the Town and George Walker’s enduring Lyric for Strings, featuring dancers Bernard Brown and Mawiyah Dowd. The second half features the passionate Lift Every Voice and Sing with Mary Bond Davis and the West Coast premiere of John Clayton’s Home, featuring a powerhouse of soloists. The concert concludes with We Shall Overcome.
Doors open at 2:00pm.
All Santa Monica Symphony concerts are FREE, pre-registration is strongly recommended for concert updates as seating is first come, first serve.