Soulful Symphony

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 80th Birthday Celebration Marin Alsop, conductor Kweisi Mfume, narrator In a community celebration honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Music Director Marin Alsop leads the BSO and Soulful Symphony in a performance including Joseph Schwantner's stirring New Morning for the World, showcasing texts by Dr. King set to music. Ticket ranges are $15, 20 and $35 depending on seating location. A little History about the Soulful Symphony Founded in 2000 by composer and artistic director Darin Atwater, Soulful Symphony is among the nation's most prominent African-American symphony orchestras. Featuring a culturally diverse ensemble of 75 musicians and vocalists, Soulful Symphony blends rhythm and blues, jazz and gospel music all within a symphonic framework for orchestra. In 2004, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra forged an historic joint venture with Soulful Symphony, partnering with the organization to bring their unique brand of music to new and diverse audiences throughout Maryland. Since partnering with the BSO, Soulful Symphony has performed to sell-out houses at both the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore and the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. "Try something different"