In 1983, Ronald Reagan signed into law a federal holiday to honor
Martin Luther King, Jr. Three years later, the holiday was first
formally observed by the federal government. In response to the
growing number of musical celebrations surrounding the holiday,
Anthony McDonald published in 1996 the first edition of The Catalog
of Music Written in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Now, more than
a decade since its second edition in 1999, McDonald presents his
definitive third edition of the catalog. McDonald organizes
information on music suitable for concert performances by symphony
orchestras, school music departments, church choirs, or solo
performers, including works that celebrate not only Martin Luther
King Day, but Black History Month as well. His selections comprise
musical work written to honor King, as well as other Americans
engaged in the struggle for equality and freedom such as Abraham
Lincoln, Malcolm X, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and John F.
Kennedy. McDonald also incorporates works that more broadly address
African American history and culture, such as William Grant Still s
Afro-American Symphony. This third edition contains a considerable
number of revisions, updates, and new work and includes entirely
new sections devoted to jazz and blues songs, sample programs of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day concerts, and a discography, along with
appendixes of works listed by orchestration, subject, and a list of
publishers and sources. A Catalog of Music Written in Honor of
Martin Luther King Jr. is the ideal tool for symphony orchestras,
choruses, music departments, and other performing groups and
organizations seeking to present concerts that celebrate Martin
Luther King Jr., his legacy, and African American history more
broadly.
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