January 11-17, 2021
The Nashville Symphony’s annual Let Freedom Sing concert honors the life, legacy and triumphs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. Join us on social media for a week of performances, released each day at 10 am. Then join us on Sunday, January 17, for a culminating performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by the Celebration Chorus and Celebration Youth Chorus, followed by live panel discussion moderated by Tamar Smithers, Director of Education and Public Programs for the National Museum of African American Music.
Content will be available starting on Monday, January 11, 2021, at 10 am. Check back soon for more updates on how to access this virtual content.
Program Schedule
MONDAY, JANUARY 11
Odessa Settles, Performing Artist – interview
Patrick Dailey, Countertenor – musical performance
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12
Anthony Williams, Associate Professor of Music, Fisk University – interview
Southern Word – student performance
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13
Accelerando Student Ensemble – Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, arr. Christopher Farrell – musical performance
Franklin Willis, Educator & Administrator – book reading, Edward's Rhythm Sticks
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14
Dave Ragland, Composer – interview
Inversion Vocal Ensemble – musical performance
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15
Margaret Campbelle-Holman, Executive Director, Choral Arts Link – interview
Nashville Symphony chamber ensemble – musical performance
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
Titus Underwood, Principal Oboe, Nashville Symphony –musical performance
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17
Celebration Chorus & Celebration Youth Chorus – Lift Every Voice and Sing, arr. Roland Carter – musical performance
LIVE Panel Discussion at 4 pm – Moderated by Tamar Smithers, Director of Education & Public Programs for the National Museum of African American Music
ADDITIONAL CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021
National Museum of African American Music – From Nothing to Something
Composing a Movement: Margaret Bond & MLK Lesson Plan
Lift Every Voice & Sing Lesson Plan
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Freedom Riders & the Music of the Civil Right Movement