Arts & Entertainment
Musical MLK Celebration Comes to Pepperdine
Damien Sneed Leads Multi-Genre Musical Experience Celebrating the Legacy of the Civil Rights Leader
We Shall Overcome
A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring Damien Sneed
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Sunday, March 8, 2020, 8 p.m.
Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University
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24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA
Multi-genre musical experience We Shall Overcome comes to Pepperdine University at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts.
Tickets, starting at $27.50 for adults and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students, are available now by calling (310) 506-4522 or visiting arts.pepperdine.edu. More information about Damien Sneed is available at damiensneed.com.
Inspired by the words and action of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., We Shall Overcome showcases repertoire from across the African American music traditions that electrified generations of civil rights activists and defenders with interwoven spoken word from Dr. King’s recorded speeches. We Shall Overcome is a joyous celebration reflecting on the triumphant and victorious moments of black history.
The production ties together a living lineage of music and culture that includes traditional gospel, modern gospel, classical, jazz, Broadway and spirituals. From Aretha Franklin, to Wynton Marsalis; Duke Ellington to Stevie Wonder; Nina Simone to Donny Hathaway; and traditional spirituals and music from The Wiz, producer and musical director Damien Sneed’s unique understanding of each genre allows him to fluidly cover diverse musical ground in a single performance.
Joining Sneed on tour will be an ensemble of multi-genre vocalists and instrumentalists, including Chenee Campbell (vocalist), Anitra McKinney (vocalist), Alicia Peters-Jordan (vocalist), Linny Smith (vocalist), Markita Knight (vocalist), John Matthew Clark (bass), Marquéz Cassidy (organ), and Joel Tate (drums). The group will also be joined by the Selah Gospel Choir.
THE DETAILS:
WHAT: We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring Damien Sneed
WHEN: Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA
TICKETS: (310) 506-4522 or arts.pepperdine.edu
PRICES: $27.50–$55 for adults, $10 for Pepperdine students
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