Take 6 MLK MSU 2015
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Michigan State University College of Music • 102 Music Building • East Lansing, MI 48824 P: 517-353-9958 • F: 517-432-7081 Jan. 8, 2015 MSU welcomes well-known a capella gospel group TAKE 6 to MLK celebration concert Jan. 18 Jazz: Spirituals, Prayer and Protest Concert offered free with two performance times — 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Contact: Kathleen Adams, MSU College of Music Communications Office 517-353-9958, [email protected] Take 6, recognized as the world’s pre-eminent a capella group, is the featured guest ensemble this year at the MSU College of Music’s “Jazz: Spirituals, Prayer and Protest,” which takes place on Sunday, Jan. 18. As part of the campus-wide celebration commemorating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the College’s jazz department pulls out all the stops offering two free performances at Fairchild Theatre in MSU’s Auditorium at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. The most awarded vocal group in history (10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, a Soul Train Award, and more), Take 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea, and Khristian Dentley) has been heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!” and has received praise from Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Brian Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald and Whitney Houston. The group will perform some Grammy Award-winning hits from the past 25 years. This year’s theme for the campus-wide MLK campaign, “A Tribute to Project 60/50: Crossing Borders, Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges,” will officially conclude Project 60/50, MSU’s yearlong community conversation on civil and human rights. MSU’S Jazz Orchestra I, directed by Rodney T. Whitaker, director of the jazz studies program at MSU, will be performing and university administrators will be speaking during both performances. “We are thrilled to have Take 6 join us this year as we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most influential leaders in U.S. history," says Whitaker. “We hope to inspire the community to step up and further educate themselves about what’s happening in our community, our country, and globally.” The events are free but tickets are required. Reserved seating; tickets (limit, two per-person) available 1/12–1/16 at the College of Music Main Office, 333 West Circle Drive, Room 102 (Mon.–Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Sorry, tickets cannot be reserved by phone or online. For more information on this event, and all other MSU MLK Jr. Commemorative Celebration events, visit www.inclusion.msu.edu/Outreach/MLK.html. ###
Transcript of Take 6 MLK MSU 2015
Michigan State University College of Music • 102 Music Building • East Lansing, MI 48824
P: 517-353-9958 • F: 517-432-7081
Jan. 8, 2015 MSU welcomes well-known a capella gospel group TAKE 6 to MLK celebration concert Jan. 18 Jazz: Spirituals, Prayer and Protest Concert offered free with two performance times — 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Contact: Kathleen Adams, MSU College of Music Communications Office 517-353-9958, [email protected]
Take 6, recognized as the world’s pre-eminent a capella group, is the featured guest ensemble this year at the MSU College of Music’s “Jazz: Spirituals, Prayer and Protest,” which takes place on Sunday, Jan. 18. As part of the campus-wide celebration commemorating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the College’s jazz department pulls out all the stops offering two free performances at Fairchild Theatre in MSU’s Auditorium at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The most awarded vocal group in history (10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, a Soul Train Award, and more), Take 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea, and Khristian Dentley) has been heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!” and has received praise from Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Brian
Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald and Whitney Houston. The group will perform some Grammy Award-winning hits from the past 25 years. This year’s theme for the campus-wide MLK campaign, “A Tribute to Project 60/50: Crossing Borders, Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges,” will officially conclude Project 60/50, MSU’s yearlong community conversation on civil and human rights. MSU’S Jazz Orchestra I, directed by Rodney T. Whitaker, director of the jazz studies program at MSU, will be performing and university administrators will be speaking during both performances. “We are thrilled to have Take 6 join us this year as we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most influential leaders in U.S. history," says Whitaker. “We hope to inspire the community to step up and further educate themselves about what’s happening in our community, our country, and globally.” The events are free but tickets are required. Reserved seating; tickets (limit, two per-person) available 1/12–1/16 at the College of Music Main Office, 333 West Circle Drive, Room 102 (Mon.–Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Sorry, tickets cannot be reserved by phone or online. For more information on this event, and all other MSU MLK Jr. Commemorative Celebration events, visit www.inclusion.msu.edu/Outreach/MLK.html. ###
