Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, the Museum of African American History, and the Mayor's Office of Arts,Tourism, and Special Events invite you to the 12th annual Day of Service and Celebration in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Starts: 7:00 pm on Monday, January 20, 2014
Please join Boston's new mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, the Museum of African American History, and distinguished leaders who will evoke the power and promise of the Civil Rights leader and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Conductor Marta Zurad will lead young musicians from Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Intensive Community Program in a moving array of classical music, spirituals, and freedom songs. The day's festivities culminate with the traditional audience sing-a-long.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Judy Richardson
Civil Rights Activist and Documentary Filmmaker
Credits include Academy Award-nominated Eyes on the Prize and
Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Malcolm X: Make It Plain
DISTINGUISHED LEADERS
Michael A. Curry, Esq. - President, Boston NAACP
The Honorable Geraldine Hines - Massachusetts Appeals Court
Farrah Ridore - Alumna, BYSO Intensive Community Program. Sophomore, Drew University
- Speakers:
- Judy Richardson
- Audience:
- public
- Location:
- Faneuil Hall 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 02109
- Fees:
- free
- Contact Organization:
- BYSO
- Contact Name:
- Erin Keegan Ianni
- Contact Phone:
- (617) 353-3359