Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra paid tribute to Marian Anderson, celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with its annual Martin Luther King Holiday Concert Saturday.
There was standing room only as hundreds turned out to enjoy the event..
Held Saturday afternoon at the SGI Auditorium Santa Monica, the event was made possible by the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) 2016 Art Works Grant.
The concert recreated the historic 1939 performance of Marian Anderson on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, an event that Time Magazine called, “The concert that sparked the Civil Rights Movement.”
Soprano Caroline McKenzie and the Symphony will replicated Ms. Anderson’s program of arias, spirituals and patriotic songs.
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