Pencil This In: Chicago Sinfonietta MLK Tribute Concert

By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on Jan 19, 2015 6:30PM

Chicago Sinfonietta's annual tribute concerts to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are always popular and highly anticipated. Youth will be served with tonight's program at Symphony Center featuring a new symphonic work written and conducted by 17-year-old Jherrard Marseille Hardeman, along with highly celebrated cellist Sujari Britt, members of Young Chicago Authors putting a twist on Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait and the Waubonsie Valley Mosaic Choir celebrating Dr. King's legacy through song.

Tickets are currently available online. (220 S. Michigan Ave.)

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