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DESCRIPTION:Gospel Choir and Carillon (bells) to Commemorate 50 years Since Martin 
 Luther King Jr.s Death\n\nWhen: April 4, 2018 @ 12 p.m. \n\nPlace: 
 Campanile (Sather Tower), UC Berkeley campus, Berkeley, CA 
 94720\n\nSponsor:  Department of Music\n\nThe UC Berkeley Department of 
 Music will honor the 50-year mark of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 
 assassination on April 4, 2018 with performances by student carillonist 
 (bells musician) Leslie Chan and the University Gospel Chorus directed by 
 D. Mark Wilson. \n\nJust after 12PM Pacific time the event will start with 
 the tolling of 5.25-ton Great Bear Bell 39 times, once for each year off 
 Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. \n\nThe carillon and Gospel Chorus will 
 then perform "Lift Ev'ry Voice & Sing" written by James Weldon Johnson and 
 set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson and "We Shall Overcome," 
 which was derived from the hymn "I'll Overcome Some Day" by Charles Albert 
 Tindley. Both songs were standards of the 1960’s Civil Right Movement 
 that King Jr. helped to lead.\n\nUC Berkeley will be joining with 
 organizations across the world to remember MLK on April 4. The National 
 Civil Rights Museum, The King Center, and City of Memphis are all holding 
 events marking the anniversary of King’s assassination. The National 
 Civil Rights Museum has also encouraged church and campus bells across the 
 world to join them tolling 39 times. \n\nThe 50th anniversary of MLK’s 
 death is just one of the events the UC Berkeley Campanile is hosting as the 
 Carillon celebrates its centennial. \n\nEvent contact:  
 concerts@berkeley.edu\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/04/02/18808156.php
SUMMARY:50th Anniversary of MLK Jr.’s Death: UC Berkeley Tower Bells & Chorus Commemoration
LOCATION:Sather Tower, UC Berkeley campus, Berkeley, CA 94720
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/04/02/18808156.php
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