A gospel choir, an American Idol, jazz and blues singers, pop singers and a youth string orchestra will share the Leo Rich Stage on Sunday, Jan. 20, to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration in Music, presented by the 蜜柚直播 Musicians Museum, features Neon Prophet frontman Dave Dean, 鈥淎merican Idol鈥 contestant and blues/jazz/pop singer Crystal Stark, the George Howard Band, Russell Long and Oscar Chavez, Steven Wilhite and his Gospel Choir, jazz singer Julie Anne Boos, folk-rock singer Katie Haverly, blues diva Anna Warr, Sink Like A Stone Band, Latin-pop newcomers Tonight鈥檚 Sunshine and maestro Dennis R. Bourret and his 蜜柚直播 Junior Strings youth orchestra.
The group will perform a program of songs from the Civil Rights movement, which means you can expect to be uplifted and energized. There鈥檚 something soul-satisfying about music from that era that does a heart good.
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Sunday鈥檚 concert runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Leo Rich, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets are $25 through ; proceeds benefit the museum鈥檚 youth outreach and musical workshops.
Cathalena E. Burch