The Colorado Symphony, under the baton of conductor Joseph F. Young, is performing the Dr. Martin Luther King tribute concert and humanitarian awards, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Boettcher Concert Hall.
Young will conduct a program that highlights works by African-American composers including Jonathan Bailey Holland and William Levi Dawson. Media personality Tamara Banks returns as emcee.
Presented in partnership with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission and Humanitarian Award Committee, this concert is free for all ages. Tickets are required for seating and are available through the Boettcher Concert Hall box office in the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
This annual concert extols the life, work and legacy of Dr. King through music and acknowledgement of individuals who live and lead in King’s example.
The 2014 Humanitarian Award recipients are:
* Rose Shipp, posthumously awarded, founder, African-American Quilters and Collectors Guild
* Tom Luehrs, executive director of the St. Francis Center
* Murugan Palani, board chairperson, Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council
* Pastor Robert Woolfolk, Mrs. Eddie Woolfolk, Agape Christian Church, The Honorable Menola Upshaw Lifetime Achievement Award
* Thelma Gash, former principal Denver Public Schools, The Honorable Menola Upshaw Lifetime Achievement Award
* Josie Brady, Dr. Joyce Marie Davis Outstanding Youth Award
Former Denver first lady Wilma Webb also will award a special honor to be announced during the concert.
Joseph F. Young will conduct the Colorado Symphony’s Dr. Martin Luther King tribute concert on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Boettcher Concert Hall.
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