“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve…You only need a heart full of grace.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Experience Kathryn Bostic’s joyful The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat,
Joel Thompson’s elegy for Breonna Taylor, and Dvořák’s From the New World.
Artists
Maestra Mei-Ann Chen / Conductor
Jeffrey Zeigler / Guest Artist / Cello
Schedule
| Date | Time | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, January 18, 2026 | 4:00 PM | Wentz Concert Hall (Naperville) | Get tickets |
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | 4:00 PM | The Auditorium (Chicago Loop) | Get tickets |
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Overview
This year’s MLK Tribute Concert honors Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a Black Chicago surgeon who made history.
In 1893, Dr. Williams performed the first successful open-heart surgery — just months before Dvořák premiered his “From the New World” Symphony. A founder of the first Black-owned hospital in America, his legacy reminds us that opening hearts is both a medical miracle and a social mission.
You’ll also hear the joyous world premiere of Kathryn Bostic’s The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, adapted from the Hulu film and novel by longtime Sinfonietta cellist Edward Kelsey Moore. Reflect during Joel Thompson’s elegy for Breonna Taylor, featuring cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, before Dvořák’s timeless symphonic finale.
Program
| Kathryn Bostic | Suite from The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat CS WORLD PREMIERE 2026 Featuring composer and vocalist, Kathryn Bostic | ||
| Joel Thompson | breathe/burn: an elegy Featuring Jeffrey Zeigler, cello CS COMMISSION 2020 | ||
| INTERMISSION | |||
| Antonín Dvořák | Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” | ||
| arr. Roy Ringwald | We Shall Overcome Apostolic Church of God Praise Team |
what you’ll experience
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