Print detail event | Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert

The Cleveland Orchestra
Vinay Parameswaran, conductor
Jacqueline Echols, soprano
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Chorus
Dr. William Henry Caldwell, director

This uplifting concert will showcase the music of prominent Black composers — such as Dolores White, Mary D. Watkins, Carlos Simon, Brian Raphael Nabors, William Grant Still, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — as well as music in the African American spiritual tradition. The program concludes with James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson’s beloved hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2022 Community Service Awards will be presented as part of this concert.

DOLORES WHITE Celebration
MARY D. WATKINS Soul of Remembrance
TRADITIONAL Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit
TRADITIONAL Deep River
CARLOS SIMON Fate Now Conquers
BRIAN RAPHAEL NABORS Iubiolo
TRADITIONAL Cert’n’y Lord
TRADITIONAL Lord I Want to Be a Christian
TRADITIONAL Seek the Lord
WILLIAM GRANT STILL Summerland from Three Visions
TRADITIONAL He’s Got the Whole World
TRADITIONAL A City Called Heaven
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade
JOHN ROSAMOND JOHNSON Lift Every Voice and Sing

Parking Info

Campus Center Garage

The Case Western Reserve University Campus Center Garage is located adjacent to Severance Hall, with stair and elevator access to Severance Hall. Event parking in the Campus Center Garage can be purchased for $11 per vehicle when space permits. Please note, however, that the garage often fills up well before concert time and only patrons who purchase pre-paid parking passes are ensured a parking space.

Pre-paid Parking in the Campus Center Garage can be purchased in advance for $15 per concert (with guaranteed space). To purchase online, use either the mini-calendar at the top of every page or from the full calendar, hover or click on a date and then click on the “More Info” button for the concert. This will take you to the concert page, and on the righthand side, the car icon will show you whether pre-paid parking is available. Click on the link. Or, pre-paid parking can also be purchased through the Ticket Office: 216-231-1111.

Additional Parking

Additional event parking is available in the Case Western Reserve University Lot 1 off Euclid Avenue across from Severance Hall; at the University Circle Lot 13A on Adelbert Road; and at the Cleveland Botanical Garden parking garage on East Boulevard. Space at these lots may be limited during weekday daytime hours.

Parking Map

For a map of parking areas near Severance Hall, (desktop) click here – (mobile) click here.

Friday Morning Matinee Parking

Parking for Friday Morning Matinees is extremely limited. For your convenience, bus service is available from these locations:

Shuttle bus service is available from the parking lot at Cedar Hill Baptist Church (12601 Cedar Road, Cleveland Hts.).
Round-trip shuttle service rate: $5 per person.

Round-trip bus transportation, supported in part by Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra (formerly Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra), is available from these four locations:
Beachwood Place, Crocker Park, Brecksville, and Summit Mall in Akron.
Round-trip bus service rate: $15 per person ($60 for Friday Morning Series).

Call Ticket Services at 216-231-1111 for more information.