Important Announcement for MLK Festival Singers

Please register to sing with the 2025 MLK Festival Singers by emailing your name, voice part (S, A, T or B) and any choir or organization affiliation to [email protected] 
(or to any participating choir director/leader)

Upcoming Rehearsals and Performance Schedule!
(For rehearsals and performance, please avoid wearing perfumes, colognes and strong scents of any kind)

Saturday, January 18th
from 12:30pm - 5:00pm
Luncheon & Rehearsal
At the St. James AME Church
​444 Lincoln Ave, East Liberty
Vegetarian options available

Optional Rehearsals:

Wednesday, January 8th
  • 7:00pm - 8:00 pm
  • First Unitarian Church, 605 Morewood Ave, Pittsburgh 15213
 
Monday, January 13th - The Heritage Gospel Chorale rehearsal
  • 7:45pm - 8:45pm
  • Bethany Baptist Church, 7745 Tioga Street, Pittsburgh 15208

Wednesday, January 15th
  • 7:30pm - 9:00pm
  • Temple Sinai, 5505 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh 15217
Performance Day - Monday, January 20th

Attire:
Concert Attire - formal black shoes, bottoms and top - all black

Schedule:
5:15 pm
5:30 pm
6:45 - 7 pm
6:45 - 7:15 pm
7:00 pm
7:30 pm
cir. 9:00 pm
MLK Festival Choir singers arrival at Kelly Strayhorn Theater
MLK Festival Choir placement & sound check rehearsal w/Dr. Jones & Nikki Porter
Go over logistics and seating with Singers
KST Stage Crew Break (KST House staff break 6:15 - 6:45)
House opens
Let Freedom Sing Concert begins
Reception following concert.

Participation Fee

The fee for singers to participate is "pay what moves you"
Cash, check or credit card, accepted on site or in advance
​
The fee helps cover the costs of lunch, rehearsal materials and the opportunity to work with amazing choral conductors, musicians and educators!
Checks payable made out to "AAMI"
May be paid on site or mailed to:
​Afro-American Music Institute 
​7131 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Credit Card payments can be made here:

Learn these songs!

​"Lift Every Voice and Sing"
arr. Roland Carter

Sheet music:

lift_every_voice.pdf
File Size: 10144 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Voice Part Recordings:

Soprano 2:

Alto:

Tenor:

Bass:
​"Come By Here"
arr. Uzee Brown, Jr.

Sheet music:

comebyheresattb.pdf
File Size: 3634 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Voice Part Recordings:

Tenor:

Bass:
​"Siyahamba"

Sheet music:

siyahamba_satb_.pdf
File Size: 88 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Lyrics:

siyahamba_lyrics_.pdf
File Size: 58 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Recording:

Or download here!
siyahamba.mp3
File Size: 8563 kb
File Type: mp3
Download File
​"I Need You To Survive"

Sheet music:

i_need_you_to_survive_satb.pdf
File Size: 161 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Lyrics:

i_need_you_to_survive_lyrics_.docx
File Size: 14 kb
File Type: docx
Download File

Recording:

Or download here!
i_need_you_to_survive.mp3
File Size: 14728 kb
File Type: mp3
Download File
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