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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CONCERT PERFORMANCES
University of Dayton concert saxophonist Dr. Willie Morris, III will lead
a special performance honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.on Sunday,
Jan. 11,
at 4 PM in the Mystical Rose Oratory at Chaminade University. The program
is free and open to the public. Chaminade University Chorus and Hawaii Vocal
Arts
Ensemble will perform a program of gospel music, spirituals and music by
African-American composers. Poets Dr. Herb Martin (University of Dayton)
and Professor Allison
Francis (Chaminade University) will present their poetry. Tickets are not
available, but reservations are highly recommended for the limited seating
(200) by calling
the Chaminade special event line at (808) 735-4816.
And when Chaminade students return back to school on Monday, January
12,
students will enjoy a special performance by Chaminade’s Samoan Club
with Dr. Morris in music, song and dance. The campus performance
is at 4 PM, in the
Henry Hall Courtyard.
Saxophonist extraordinaire, Dr. Willie Morris, III has performed at the World Saxophone Congress in Valencia, Spain and the North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference, as well as other regional conferences. At the University of Dayton, Dr. Morris teaches saxophone performance and is the director of the Dayton Jazz Ensemble. He also serves as the University's Associate Director of Athlete Bands and coordinates Jazz Studies. An active performer, educator and clinician, he is a nationally recognized soloist and in South America.
Dr. Herbert Woodward Martin, professor emeritus of English at the University of Dayton, was the co-winner of the 1998 Mellen Poetry Prize, a national annual contest open to American writers. The contest themed "Captivity, Exploitation and the Suffering of Black People in America," recognized Dr. Martin's exemplary poetic style. Internationally recognized, Dr. Martin has also taken special honors in London for his poetry readings. He is also Dayton, Ohio's first Paul Laurence Dunbar Laureate.
