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Let Freedom Ring Choir

Past Performances

January 18, 2010

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The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University host a musical celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. The concert, featuring two-time Grammy Award–winning, platinum-selling singer-songrwriter India.Arie, also includes remarks by President Barack Obama, the Let Freedom Ring Choir with Music Director Rev. Nolan Williams Jr., and Mistress of Ceremonies Andrea Roane. Note: The India.Arie portion of the performance is not available for viewing at this time.
A DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION

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January 19, 2009

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The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University host a musical celebration, featuring Aretha Franklin, Nuttin’ but Stringz, and the Let Freedom Ring Choir, with Mistress of Ceremonies Andrea Roane. Marian Wright Edelman, the president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund, will be recognized with the 2009 John Thompson "Legacy of a Dream" award.  Free tickets are required. A Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration IN THE CONCERT HALL

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January 21, 2008

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The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University host a musical celebration featuring Denyce Graves, Nuttin’ but Stringz, and the Let Freedom Ring Choir, as part of the University’s sixth annual Let Freedom Ring initiative celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION IN THE CONCERT HALL
This performance was not broadcast.

January 15, 2007

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The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University host a musical celebration, featuring Brian McKnight with the Let Freedom Ring Choir, as part of the University’s fifth annual “Let Freedom Ring” initiative celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
** This show was not recorded and is not available for viewing** A DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION IN THE CONCERT HALL

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January 16, 2006

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The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University host a musical celebration, featuring Yolanda Adams with the Let Freedom Ring Choir, as part of Georgetown University’s fourth annual "Let Freedom Ring" initiative celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. CELEBRATING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

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About the Artist

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The Let Freedom Ring Celebration Choir was organized especially for the 2006 King celebration.  The choir is made up predominately of Georgetown University students, and also includes members of the Metropolitan Music Ministry of the Metropolitan Baptist Church and the Capitol Hill Seventh-Day Adventist Church.  Reverend Nolan Williams, Jr., Music Director for this year’s Let Freedom Ring Celebration, is the Chief Music Editor of the critically acclaimed publication, The African American Heritage Hymnal (GIA Publications, 2001), and Minister of Music for the Metropolitan Baptist Church.