Scenes from Life: Unity (Annual MLK Concert)

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Santa Monica Symphony
Gary Pratt, conductor
Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles
Charles Dickerson, conductor

Join the Santa Monica Symphony for our annual MLK concert, presented in partnership with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Westside Coalition and in collaboration with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles. Led by guest conductors Gary Pratt (Santa Monica Symphony) and Charles Dickerson (ICYOLA), this inspiring program will feature music that celebrates unity, equality, and hope for a brighter future.

Program

William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 “Afro American”
Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles
Charles Dickerson, conductor
Willian Allen Young, narrator

Intermission

Gary Pratt – Pasture Songs
Santa Monica Symphony
Gary Pratt, conductor
Dwayne, Burrell, clarinet

Aaron Copland – Lincoln Portrait
Santa Monica Symphony
Gary Pratt, conductor
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, narrator

James Weldon Johnson & John Rosamond Johnson – Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
Santa Monica Symphony & Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles
Charles Dickerson, conductor

Traditional – We Shall Overcome
Santa Monica Symphony & Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles
Gary Pratt, conductor
Tonoccus McClain, orator