by Kevin McLaughlin
Photo by Roger Mastroianni
This article was originally published on Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a political moment that might have provoked heaviness or solemn reflection, The Cleveland Orchestra’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert chose affirmation instead.
Led by assistant conductor Taichi Fukumura before a full Mandel Concert Hall, the Orchestra, soprano Latonia Moore, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Chorus, under Dr. William Henry Caldwell, lifted spirits — and even got the audience to sing along.