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"Down by the Riverside" Steals the Show at the Cleveland Orchestra's MLK Celebration Concert

Sunday evening, the Cleveland Orchestra, in partnership with ideastream, presented a special community concert, honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Music Director Franz Welser-Most led the Cleveland Orchestra in a program celebrating Dr. King's life and legacy. 

Ideastream aired the concert live on 90.3 WCPN and on WVLV 1049 and recorded the concert which will be broadcast here on WVIZ/PBS, Friday, January 26th at 9 pm. We leave you tonight with an excerpt of "Down by the riverside", sung by bass baritone Ryan Speedo Green. 

Gabriel Kramer is a reporter/producer and the host of “NewsDepth,” Ideastream Public Media's news show for kids.