Concert for Peace Features Motley, BSO Cellist

Marking the 40th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. in a Concert for Peace are, from left, Paul Marion, Executive Director for the UMass Lowell Office of Outreach, Prof. Kay George Roberts, Joseph Darensbourg, and Owen Young from the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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In a moving tribute to the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., UML Music Prof. Kay George Roberts and the New England Orchestra performed a Concert for Peace at the Eliot Presbyterian Church in Lowell.

The concert opened with a solo performance of the Lord’s Prayer sung in Aramaic by Joseph Darensbourg.

Boston Symphony Orchestra cellist Owen Young played solo selections, and a reading of King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered by UMass Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley.

The New England Orchestra is Lowell’s only professional orchestra.