Let Freedom Ring! with Leslie Odom, Jr.

• Leslie Odom, Jr., voice
• Let Freedom Ring Choir

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Georgetown University celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a free, ticketed musical tribute, the Let Freedom Ring Celebration. The annual program, part of the Center's Millennium Stage free daily performance series, will feature Tony and Grammy winner Leslie Odom, Jr. The Let Freedom Ring Choir led by Music Producer Nolan Williams, Jr. will also perform. 

Georgetown University will present the 21st annual John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award to Paula Fitzgerald, executive director of Ayuda. Since 1973, Ayuda has served more than 150,000 low-income immigrants throughout Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. The award is given by Georgetown University to a local individual who exemplifies the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The ticket giveaway begins January 16 at 4:30pm at the Hall of Nations and will be limited to 2 tickets per person. This performance will be captioned. If you or a member of your party requires accessible seating or seats in the captioned section, please notify staff when you reach the front of the ticket distribution line. For more information about accessibility, please contact the Accessibility office at (202) 416-8727 or access@kennedy-center.org.

About The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/

About Leslie Odom, Jr., voice

http://www.leslieodomjr.com/

About Let Freedom Ring Choir

The Let Freedom Ring Celebration Choir was organized especially for the 2006 King celebration. The choir is made up predominately of Georgetown University students, and also includes members of the Metropolitan Music Ministry of the Metropolitan Baptist Church and the Capitol Hill Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Reverend Nolan Williams, Jr., Music Director for this year's Let Freedom Ring Celebration, is the Chief Music Editor of the critically acclaimed publication, The African American Heritage Hymnal (GIA Publications, 2001), and Minister of Music for the Metropolitan Baptist Church.