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King holiday needs more recognition, educator decided in starting concert | Pittsburgh Post Gazette - January 2022Click here to read the article
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Article by the New Pittsburgh Courier Newspaper - January 2022
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Full "Let Freedom Sing" Concert at Woodland Hills High School - January 20, 2020
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By SCOTT MERVIS, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 15, 2020
Nothing against church, school and the like, but Poetry Unplugged, a night of spoken word and music inspired by the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday at the August Wilson Center, won’t be quite like that. “I think it’s a great date night,” poet jessica Care moore says, laughing. “It’s something smart that a guy can bring a girl to and get points for knowing about something culturally relevant. It’s not like a typical Martin Luther King program. It’s hip, it’s interesting, it’s cutting edge. It’s not speeches — it’s poetry, it’s art.” You can count on that from the Detroit poet, who turned heads in 1995 by winning the televised “It’s Showtime at the Apollo” competition for five ... Click here for full article. |
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Let Freedom Sing - Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is at Newsradio 1020 KDKAThe LYNNE HAYES-FREELAND SHOW, January 17 at 11:28 AM · Pittsburgh · ON THE AIR TODAY — Newsradio 1020 KDKA - Tune in between noon and 3 pm to The Lynne Hayes-Freeland Show (noon-3pm). Lynne interviews conductor Dr. Herbert Jones at 2:45pm. She returns as our concert emcee on Saturday AND Monday! #bethedream
Listen live online at: https://www.radio.com/kdkaradio/listen |
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By BILL O'DRISCOLL • JAN 17, 2020
Before he became a civil-rights icon, Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist reverend. And he was deeply inspired by gospel music. And appropriately, from the start, Let Freedom Sing, Pittsburgh’s annual concert for King’s birthday, has focused on classic and contemporary spirituals. But that’s never been all it does. This year, the choir performances anchoring the two Let Freedom Sing concerts are complemented by sets by two local hip-hop/soul artists from 1Hood Media, Jacquea Mae and Vic Muthama. Click here for full article. |
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Events in the Pittsburgh area celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.BY COURIER NEWSROOM January 16, 2020
Heritage Gospel Chorale This year’s Heritage Gospel Chorale’s annual MLK celebration features two “Let Freedom Sing” concerts. The first is Jan. 18 at Ebenezer Baptist Church, followed by a Jan. 20 concert at Woodland Hills High School. |
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13th Annual Let Freedom Sing Concerts celebrate legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Pittsburgh AreaBy Dave Zuchowski, January 7, 2020
Let Freedom Sing aims to erase geographic, demographic, and economic lines as singers and hip hop artists from city and suburb converge to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy. Both concerts celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and showcase The Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh and the intergenerational, inter-faith MLK FESTIVAL CHOIR, comprised of singers from high school, church, temple and community choirs from across Greater Pittsburgh and conducted by Dr. Herbert Jones, founding director of The Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh. Click here for full article. |
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Watch Pittsburgh Today Live Show on KDKA-TV (CBS)
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The Lynne Hayes-Freeland Show
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Courier Exclusive: Lynne Hayes-Freeland becomes first African American to host full-time weekday show on KDKA RADIO beginning Jan. 3, 2019.
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10th annual Let Freedom Sing! concerts celebrate legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Pittsburgh
There are so many meaningful ways to celebrate and honor the life and spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. around Pittsburgh this year--and not just on one day.
One event not to miss—and offering two convenient locations on two different days—is the special 10th anniversary edition of a cherished local MLK Day tradition. Taking place on Saturday, January 14th at Ebenezer Baptist Church in the Hill District and again on Monday, January 16th at the Byham Theater Downtown, the Let Freedom Sing! concert series embodies the vision and wisdom of the Civil Rights leader through an inspiring program that blends music, oratory and dance. Click here for full article. |
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Let Freedom Sing! MLK Day Celebration
Several area choirs joined forces to celebrate the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Jan. 16 at Ebenezer Baptist Church, in the Hill District, with the goal of blurring the geographic, demographic and economic lines separating urban and suburban Pittsburgh, and combating hunger. Funds raised benefited the Food Bank of Greater Pittsburgh. The more than 140-member MLK Festival Choir included the Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh CAPA High School Chorus, the Franklin Regional High School Chorus, the Lemington Chorale, the McKeesport Area High School Choir and the Riverview High School Choir.
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Unity Concerts
The 10th annual Let Freedom Sing! Concerts celebrate unity, diversity and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
The concerts — Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Hill District, and Monday at the Byham Theater, Downtown — feature The Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh, spoken-word and visual artist Vanessa German, the MLK Festival Choir and dance troupes Trevor C. Dance Collective (Saturday) and Reed Dance II (Monday). Click here for full article. |
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KRIS RUST, co-founder of Let Freedom Sing! talked with Pat Cloonan for broadcasts during 2017 opening week.
The interview was heard on WKVE-103.1 FM; WKFB FM 97.5; WKHB-620 and FM 92.3, 94.1 and 102.1; WEDO-810 AM and FM 93.3; and WKGO-88.1. Photo by Robert Bailey, 2016. Click here for full interview. |
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VANESSA GERMAN, spoken word artist and evening’s emcee.
The Ninth Annual Let Freedom Sing! concerts celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., two different days at two different sites. The sites were Ebenezer Baptist Church, in the Hill District and Franklin Regional High School, in Murrysville. The concerts, held last month, featured acclaimed visual and performance artist Vanessa German, The Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh, and the MLK Festival Choir–comprised of combined high school, community and church choirs from city and suburbs. In addition, the concert featured the Family and Friends Choir under the direction of Parrish Davenport. One of the concerts even featured renowned jazz vocalist Etta Cox. All donations benefited the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and the Westmoreland County Food Bank. Click here for full article. |
Herbert V. R. P. Jones, director of the Pittsburgh Gospel Choir, conducts a combined choir of his singers and area high school students during the seventh annual 'Let Freedom Sing!' event at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Pittsburgh's Hill District on Saturday evening.
By Jennifer R. Vertullo, Daily News, Trib Total Media, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 |
Students join diverse ensemble to sing freedom's praises
Herbert V. R. P. Jones, director of the Pittsburgh Gospel Choir, conducts a combined choir of his singers and area high school students during the seventh annual 'Let Freedom Sing!' event at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Pittsburgh's Hill District on Saturday evening. ‘Let Freedom Sing!' The seventh annual “Let Freedom Sing!” brought together urban and suburban choirs spanning all ages to honor the vision of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Students from McKeesport Area, Norwin, Franklin Regional, Wilkinsburg and Sister Thea Bowman Catholic high schools celebrated their unity and diversity by sharing songs of faith and love with the Pittsburgh Gospel Choir at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Pittsburgh's Hill District on Saturday. The concert first was perfrormed in 2008 to bridge Pittsburgh's neighborhoods and suburbs with the universal language of music. Children from a spectrum of races and social backgrounds joined seasoned singers to sing gospel selections with lively spirit. “They say it takes a whole village to raise a child. It has taken all of us — the villagers — to raise the child known as ‘Let Freedom Sing,'” Pittsburgh Gospel Choir director Herbert V. R. P. Jones said. “It is for the vision and dream of one man that we celebrate this weekend. We don't want to keep the dream alive, because when you dream you are asleep. We want to take the dream and make it alive.” Click here for full article. |
PITTSBURGH GOSPEL CHOIR—Dr. Herbert V.R.P. Jones conducts the Pittsburgh Gospel Choir (Photos by Gail L. Manker), published February 14, 2013
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Let Freedom Sing Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
When: Mon., Jan. 18, 7 p.m. 2016 Phone: 412-441-7677 www.letfreedomsing.net Featuring Vanessa German, The Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh, & the MLK Festival Choir--comprised of combined high school, community & church choirs from city & suburb. Also w/ the Family & Friends Choir, & jazz vocalist Etta Cox. |
