MLK: A Celebration in Song with Mickey Guyton and the Nashville Symphony
Made Free to Attend Through Generous Sponsorship from Spencer Fane
Concert to take place on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 7:30 PM
Pre-concert reception to take place at 6:15 PM
NASHVILLE, TN – January 3, 2025 The Nashville Symphony is excited to announce that its 31st annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Day celebration concert, MLK: A Celebration in Song, will now be free to the public thanks to a generous sponsorship from Spencer Fane. Reservations are required. Tickets and more information are available now at nashvillesymphony.org/mlk.
“This concert embodies our mission to inspire and engage the diverse and growing Nashville community with live orchestral music experiences,” said Nashville Symphony President and CEO Alan D. Valentine. “We are deeply grateful to Spencer Fane for making it possible to open our doors and welcome the community to this meaningful celebration of Dr. King’s legacy.”
Led by conductor Jonathan Taylor Rush, MLK: A Celebration in Song will feature the world-class Nashville Symphony, the powerful voices of the Celebration Chorus, Celebration Youth Chorus, and W. Crimm Singers, and four-time GRAMMY®-nominated artist and country music trailblazer Mickey Guyton. The evening promises a moving blend of classical, contemporary, and spiritual music that celebrates Dr. King’s enduring message of hope, equality, and justice.
“Partnering with the Nashville Symphony to ensure that this powerful tribute to Dr. King is accessible to everyone is important to us and aligns with our mission to positively impact the communities we serve,” said Stacey Garrett Koju, Partner at Spencer Fane. “We are honored to continue our tradition of supporting an event that amplifies Dr. King’s timeless message for equality.”
Before the concert, Spencer Fane invites ticketholders to a complimentary pre-concert reception from
6:15 -7:15 p.m.
Tickets are also available for a VIP Experience with Mickey Guyton, featuring an exclusive Q&A session and a photo opportunity with the artist. Proceeds from the VIP Experience directly support the Nashville Symphony’s 300+ annual music education and community programs across Middle Tennessee. VIP Experience tickets are $100.
For more information and to reserve tickets, visit nashvillesymphony.org/mlk.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
MLK: A Celebration in Song with Mickey Guyton and the Nashville Symphony
7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 19
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony
Jonathan Taylor Rush, conductor
Mickey Guyton
Celebration Chorus – Odessa Settles, chorus master
Celebration Youth Chorus – Margaret Campbelle-Holman & Dr. Nita Smith, Co-Directors and Allen Christian,
Assistant Director
- Crimm Singers
PROGRAM
William Grant Still, Festival Overture
George Walker, Lyric for Strings
Margaret Bonds, Montgomery Variations, Prayer Meeting
Carlos Simon, Elegy: A Cry from the Grave
Omar Thomas, Of Our New Day Begun
Johnson, Lift Every Voice and Sing
Boyd, United We Are!
Richard Smallwood, Total Praise
Mickey Guyton, Black Like Me
Mickey Guyton, Better Than You Left Me
Kurt Carr, For Every Mountain
Roberta Martin, Even Me
William Runyan, Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Uzee Brown, Jr., We Shall Overcome
More information on this concert here.
About the Nashville Symphony:
Led by Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero, the Nashville Symphony inspires and engages a diverse and growing community with extraordinary live orchestral music experiences. Since its founding in 1946, the Nashville Symphony has been celebrated for its dedication to contemporary American orchestral music, innovative programming across multiple genres, and a prolific recording schedule that has produced 14 GRAMMY® Awards and 27 nominations. Reaching almost 550,000 Middle Tennesseans annually through more than 500 concerts, educational programs, and community engagement events, the Nashville Symphony also connects with nearly 13 million people worldwide through recordings, broadcasts, and streaming.
The Nashville Symphony is a nonprofit organization supported by individuals, corporations, and foundations. To learn more about educational initiatives, visit nashvillesymphony.org/education. For additional information or to donate, please visit nashvillesymphony.org.
About Spencer Fane:
Spencer Fane is a full-service business law firm focused on providing results that move clients and their businesses forward. With direct access to firm leadership and a different approach to client engagement, its attorneys instill confidence and certainty that the clients’ interests are the firm’s priority. For more than two decades, Spencer Fane presented an Annual MLK Day Fellowship Breakfast to unite the Nashville community to reflect upon the life and legacy of Dr. King and create a space to discuss ways the community can continue to work toward the realization of Dr. King’s global vision of the beloved community.
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