Pennsylvania artists will perform alongside Delaware state professional vocal ensemble Elevation to sing hymns and spirituals that celebrate the legacy of the civil-rights champion.

Event date: Friday, January 24, 2025
Event time: 7:00 pm
Event Location: Eisenhower Auditorium

Modeled after a program first presented in 1990 by the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., “A Choral Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” will focus on vocal music from African and African-American musical idioms that emphasize King’s legacy. Performing ensembles include:

• Elevation, a professional singing ensemble from Delaware that fuses traditional choral music with hip-hop, jazz, R&B and spoken word.
• Essence of Joy, a chorus comprising Penn State undergrad and graduate students from various academic programs;
• Hatboro-Horsham High School Madrigals Choir, an ensemble composed of students living in the Philadelphia suburbs and dedicated to a long tradition of music education excellence; and
• Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School Concert Choir, which features a group of students who study music of all genres in a conservatory-style setting.

The program will feature renditions of works by Moses Hogan, Raymond Wise, Roger Emerson and others; and a finale featuring all the choirs together singing “Anthem of Praise,” “Total Praise” and “Better.”

Tickets starting at $10 are available HERE.