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SOLD OUT | MLK Jr. Day Concert: A Loud Celebration of Infinite Hope
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.“
– Martin Luther King Jr.
The inauguration of the 47th President will be a difficult moment for many. To offer an uplifting alternative, HIAS Pennsylvania is thrilled to present a live concert in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
The concert will be held on Monday, January 20th, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, at the Philadelphia Ethical Society, located at 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Immigrant and refugee musicians will unite through the universal language of music to drown out hate and celebrate the richness they bring to our community.
This concert is presented in partnership with BuildaBridge and All Around This World’s “Global Orchestra“.
Registration for the concert is now closed. If you would like to support HIAS Pennsylvania’s work protecting immigrants’ rights through vital legal aid, please consider making a donation today.
BuildaBridge is an arts and education organization that leverages the intrinsic value of art-making to be an agent of healing and hope-raising. For over twenty years, BuildaBridge’s trauma-informed art-making has been supporting youth and their communities who have experienced extreme adversity. BuildaBridge’s therapeutic pedagogy provides greater accessibility to the power of transformative art-making, inherently supporting psychological, psychological and neurological processes. BuildaBridge’s work extends into human services organizations to support caregivers through arts-based self-care practices. BuildaBridge views art-making as indispensable for individual and societal wellbeing.
Jay Sand is a music teacher based in West Philadelphia who uses sing-along, dance-along international music to teach young children about the world. His All Around This World curriculum consists of over 300 multilingual songs and interactive cultural experiences that he adapted to share with kids in their classrooms and living rooms. All Around This World’s “Global Orchestra” is a worldwide network of educators and culture-bearers who teach young children about the world through music, both in-person and online. The Global Orchestra performing ensemble consists of musicians who originate from a dozen parts of the world, blending their traditional instruments to create dynamic, mind-opening, in-person musical experiences for kids and grown-ups.
