The King Celebration Concert 2026

Saturday, January 10, 2026, 8pm

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta’s Historic Fourth Ward, is pleased to announce the return of the much-loved King Celebration concert.

Jonathan Taylor Rush will conduct works by Uzee Brown, Jasmine Barnes, Adolphus Hailstork and William Grant Still, plus gospel songs and other repertoire reflective of the Ebenezer worship experience. This performance includes an invited studio audience, but will be livestreamed at GPB.org, aso.org, or ebenezeratl.org, and will be available on demand through the King National Holiday.

Featuring

The combined choruses of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Ebenezer Baptist Church. Plus guest vocalists Dr. Patrice E. Turner, Timothy Miller, and Tamika Patton.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has a long history of celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an annual concert that has included Coretta Scott King, soprano Jessye Norman, and many other luminaries. The concert has been a national affair, drawing attention to the musical gifts of Atlanta and speaking to Dr. King's legacy.

Encore Performances of the 2025 King Celebration

Georgia Public Broadcasting plans to air an expanded 90-minute televised version of last year's King Celebration in partnership with American Public Television at 9pm on Monday, January 19. The special is a co-production between GPB and the ASO. GPB-FM will also feature the 2025 event on its 22-statewide radio stations on Monday, January 19 at 10pm (8pm on GPB Classical).

In addition, WABE-FM radio will air an encore performance of the 2025 concert on January 19 at 8pm. The encore performance will also be distributed nationally on American Public Media on the King National Holiday.

Georgia Public Broadcasting and WABE FM 90.1 are media partners.

            




Support for these programs is provided in part by Bank of America.