Arts & Culture

Free Community Concert Brings Martin Luther King's Legacy To Life

89.1 WBOI | By Julia Meek

Published January 13, 2016 at 1:25 PM EST

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A view of performers at Plymouth Congregational in previous presentation of "We Are the Dream."

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Heartland's Maestro Robert Nance, center, with (left to right) Eric Black, Bill McGill, Ronnie Greenberg and Cathy Nicholson, rehearsing the scripted portion of the performance.

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Heartland singers in full swing at previous "We Are the Dream" performance.

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Bill McGill and Robert Nance, working on scripted portion of the show, agree that Dr. King's words are more relevant than ever.

This Sunday, Heartland Sings and Plymouth Congregational Church are commemorating the life and legacy of social activist and humanitarian, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a free community concert.

The musical tribute is called "We Are the Dream," and lets King's own words, delivered by Fort Wayne community leaders, tell the story.

WBOI's Julia Meek met with Heartland director, Maestro Robert Nance, and narrator, Reverend Bill McGill to discuss the importance, and relevancy of keeping King's dream alive.

Event Information:

"We Are the Dream" Free Community Concert
@ Plymouth Congregational Church, Fort Wayne
January 17th, 2016
4:00 p.m.

For more information, visit Heartland Sings website.