Monday, January 18, 2010, 7:00 PM
MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL
RALEIGH, NC
AT&T NORTH CAROLINA, THE NEWS & OBSERVER
and THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF RALEIGH
PROUDLY PRESENTS
THE SIXTH ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
ALL-STAR YOUTH DREAM CONCERT
Concert Press Release ......... Program Agenda Below
Raleigh, NC -- The Raleigh based Martin Luther King, Jr. All-Children's Choir will be performing in concert with the newly assembled Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble for a sensational celebration of soul, gospel and jazz music, Sunday, January 18th, 4:00 PM. Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center For The Performing Arts. The Choir's special guest will be National Recording Artist Angela Spivey from Chicago and National Recording Artist Bruce Parham from Philadelphia.
National Recording Artist Angela Spivey
The backdrop setting for the performance will be Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, anchor venue of the Progress Energy Center For The Performing Arts. The Auditorium is endowed with a central twin floating staircase and 14 Doric Columns, state of the art intricate sound and lighting systems and 2,227 luxurious wide-bearth seats.
This sixth annual benefit concert featuring the MLK Children's Choir is being sponsored by Radio One Raleigh, Foxy 107/104, The Light 103.9, Capitol Broadcasting Company, North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, Embarq Media, News & Observer Publishing Company, WRAL-TV, FOX 50-TV in conjunction with the Raleigh Martin Luther King Celebration Committee.
Advance ticket prices are $15 for General Admission; $12.00 for group rate for 10 or more people. Tickets on the day of the concert will be $20.00 at the door. All seats are general admission. Tickets can be obtained from the Raleigh Progress Energy Center (formally BTI) Box Office (831-6060); Junior League of Raleigh, 711 Hillsborough Street (834-3424); Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham (683-1709) or The Raleigh MLK Committee Office, 312 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (834-6264) Tickets go on sale December 1st.
OVERTURE ....... THE HAPPY SONG
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
Conducted By: Maestro John V. Brown
Composed By: Bob Mintzer
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION OF EMCEES
Mr. Paul R. Pope, Jr., Vice President
Capitol Broadcasting Company
Executive Producer, 2007 Youth Dream Concert
OPENING REMARKS FROM CONCERT'S EMCEE
Ms. Callie Douglas
The Light 103.9 FM
&
Mr. Gerald Owens, News Anchor
WRAL-TV 5 News
THE JITTERBUG WALTZ
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
Conducted By: Maestro John V. Brown
Composed By: Thomas "Fats" Waller
THE JODY GRIND
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
Conducted By: Maestro John V. Brown
Composed By: Horace Silver
HOLD ON I'M COMING
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
Conducted By: Maestro John V. Brown
Composted By: David Porter & Isaac Hayes
SPECIAL GUEST RECORDING ARTIST
Minister Bruce Parham
& The Elements Of Praise
Philadelphia, Pennesylvania
INTERMISSION
WELCOME BACK
Ms. Anita High
MLK All Children's Choir Liaaison
Martin Luther King Celebration Committee
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMERS
Mr. Jerry Smith
Program Director, The Light 103.9 FM
& Associate Producter
2008 MLK Youth Dream Concert
SPECIAL GUEST RECORDING ARTIST
Princess Of Gospel
Angela Spivey
Chicago, Illinois
MLK'S LEGACY RESONATES
Master Adrian Bullock
6th Grade Student
Moore Square Middle School
INTRODUCTION OF CHILDREN'S CHOIR
Ms. Abeni El-Amin, Chairwoman
Raleigh Human Relations Commission
City Of Raleigh
EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRIASE THE LORD
Martin Luther King All-Children's Choir
Conducted By: Maestro Randy Shepard
Composed By: Mr. Reggie Jeffreys
LOVE
Martin Luther King All Children's Choir
Directed By: Maestro Randy Shepard
Composed By: Mr. Reggie Jeffreys
SOVEREIGN
Martin Luther King All-Children's Choir
Directed By: Maestro Randy Shepard
Composed By: Mr. Reggie Jeffreys
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