The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s impact is more important than ever. Join us for a special edition of ‘Performance Today’ honoring King through music. We'll celebrate his legacy with a piece dedicated to Dr. King in 1963: Montgomery Variations by Margaret Bonds. Join us for music honoring Dr. Martin Luther King on today’s show.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jason Moran: Selma (excerpts)
Jason Moran, piano
Album: Selma (Music from the Motion Picture)
Paramount Pictures/Pathe Productions Ltd.
Quinn Mason: Reflection on a Memorial
Serafim Smigelskiy, cello | Alex Fortes, violin | Will Frampton, viola | Experiential Orchestra | James Blachly, conductor
Renewal: An Evening with Louise Toppin, DiMenna Center, New York City, NY
Moses Hogan: My Soul's Been Anchored
Morehouse College Glee Club | David Morrow, conductor
Album: Bound for the Promised Land
Albany Records
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor arr. Maud Powell: Deep River, Op. 56, No. 10
Samuel Nebyu, violin | Charles Abramovic, piano
EBU, Lucerne Festival, St Luke's Church, Lucerne, Switzerland
Thomas A. Dorsey, arr. Adrian Dunn: Precious Lord
The Adrian Dunn Singers | Adrian Dunn, conductor
Album: Revelations
Hopera World
Traditional, arr. Terence Blanchard: A City Called Heaven
Jubilant Sykes, baritone | Terence Blanchard, piano
Album: Jubilant Sykes
Sony Classical
Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphony No. 1 in G Major, Op. 11
Colour of Music Festival Virtuosi | Jean Montes, conductor
Colour of Music Festival, The Riviera Theater, Charleston, SC
Hour 2
Undine Smith Moore: Scenes from the Life of a Martyr: Martin's Song
Demetrious Sampson, Jr., tenor | EXIGENCE | Diane Retallack, conductor
Album: Black is Beautiful
Navona 6599
Margaret Bonds: Montgomery Variations, Mvts. 3 & 7
Royal Scottish National Orchestra | Kellen Grey, conductor
Album: African American Voices II
Linn 731
Florence Price: Beyond the Years
Karen Slack, soprano | Michelle Cann, piano
Album: Florence Price: Beyond the Years
Azica 71370
Joel Thompson: My Dungeon Shook: Three American Preludes, Mvts. 2-3
Michelle Cann, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Joel Thompson: My People
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor | Kevin J. Miller, piano
Album: Rising
Warner 57842
Jessie Montgomery: Soul Force
New York Youth Symphony | Michael Repper, conductor
Album: Works By Florence Price, Valerie Coleman and Jessie Montgomery
Avie 2503
Jessie Montgomery: Coincident Dances
Chicago Sinfonietta | Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Album: Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers
Cedille 90000185
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