Overview
12 noon to 5 p.m.
Severance Hall joins the city-wide celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life with a Community Open House offering free instrumental, vocal, and spoken-word performances throughout the afternoon. Admission is free and no tickets are required. Spend the day at Severance Hall or stop by to see community music ensembles and performances, including presentations by the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus.
Click on "Afternoon Schedule" above for a complete listing.
Afternoon Schedule
Doors open at 11:30 a.m.
AFTERNOON PERFORMANCES
12:15 to 1:00 p.m.
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus
(Lisa Wong, director)
Concert Hall
. . . performing music of living American composers Dominick Argento, Eric Whitacre, André Thomas, and Rosephanye Powell. The program includes Thomas's setting of Langston Hughes's "I Dream a World," a poignant text expressing the desire for peace in troubled times.
1:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Citizens Leadership Academy Drummers led by Sogbety
Concert Hall
. . . performing African drumming. Sogbety Diomande is a native of the Ivory Coast in West Africa and has been a member of Ballet National de Côte d’Ivoire, Kotchegna Dance Company, and has been featured with many companies in New York City and around the United States.
2:15 to 2:45 p.m.
Spiritual Gifts Gospel Chorus
. . . performing and teaching others about the music of the historic African-American church. Each member brings a wealth of talent, training, and performance experience to their work. The Spiritual Gifts Gospel Choir works in collaboration with Cleveland State University’s Initiative for the Study of Religion and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora (RASHAD), and the Praying Grounds Oral History Project.
3:00 to 3:30 p.m.
El Sistema@Rainey Symphony
Concert Hall
. . . since 1999, Roots of American Music (ROAM) has been connecting people to the history and spirit of our country through traditional American music.
3:30 to 4:00 p.m
El Sistema@Rainey Symphony
Concert Hall
. . . performing live onstage. El Sistema@Rainey was founded by Isabel Trautwein, a violinist in The Cleveland Orchestra, and provides daily orchestra classes at Rainey Institute to Cleveland children in grades 1-6. The Cleveland Orchestra and its Education Partners Conn-Selmer and Royalton Music Center provide instrument support.
3:45 to 4:05 p.m.
Roberto Ocasio Foundation
presents The Rey Cintron Trio
. . . this trio is comprised of Latin musicians who present Latin Jazz stemming from the African and Latin roots of the music.
3:45 to 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
James Feddeck, conductor
with Chloe Thominet, viola
Concert Hall
. . . performing works by Dvořák, Prokofiev, Walton, Saint-Georges, and Howard Hanson. The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra provides talented young musicians with a pre-professional orchestra experience of the highest possible artistic standard.
ONGOING ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
“I Have A Dream” Wall
Smith Lobby
. . . writing and coloring activity
“Terry Macklin’s Sounds of Entertainment”
Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer
. . . DJ and Line Dancing
“Picture Yourself At Severance Hall”
Smith Lobby
. . . photo activity for families.
The Cleveland Orchestra Store is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Light refreshments are available for purchase in the Smith Lobby throughout the day.
All artists and performances are subject to change.
