This week on Kids Commute, we’re listening to music composed in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., the American civil rights leader.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
This week, we'll learn lots of facts about him, and the important work he did.
We'll also listen to five pieces of music written in his honor.
KC Music for MLK Week - MONDAY: 'Elegy for a King'
Written and performed by Frederic Hand
KC Music for MLK Week - TUESDAY: 'O King'
by Luciano Berio, performed by Boston Musica Viva, with soprano Elsa Charlston
KC Music for MLK Week - Wednesday: 'Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed'
by Adolphus Hailstork, performed by the Chicago Sinfonetta
KC Music for MLK Week - Thursday: 'Why (The King of Love is Dead)'
Written and performed by Nina Simone
KC Music for MLK Week! - FRIDAY: 'Trois Rois Noirs'
By Duke Ellington
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