New Morning for the World

"Daybreak of Freedom"

For Narrator and Orchestra, (text from the words of Martin Luther King, Jr)
Year
1982
Duration
23'
Category
Orchestra
Instrumentation
4(3.pic 4.pic).2.ca.3(3.bcl).3-4.3.4.1-timp.4perc(vib, xyl, glsp, 6tom-t, 2tam-t, sm button gong, 2timb, 3tri, 2b.d, 2sus cym, mar, crot)-hp.amp cel.amp pno-str
Texts
Martin Luther King Jr.
Commission
commissioned by AT&T for the Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra
Premiere
Eastman Philharmonia, premiere performance, Concert Hall of the Kennedy Center for the performing arts, Washington, DC 15. January 1983 Rochester, NY, Eastman School of Music (USA) · Willie Stargell, narrator · Conductor: David Effron · Eastman Philharmonia
Catalog Number
EA 484 Study Score

Upcoming Events

Nov 22, 2026 7:30 pm
New Morning for the World "Daybreak of Freedom"
Orchestra Hall, , Chicago, Illinois, ,
Chicago Youth Symphony
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New Morning for the World will be performed by the Chicago Youth Symphony on their New Horizons concert, November 22, 2026 in Orchestra Hall in Chicago. Conducted by Michael Lewnanski and narrated by LaRob K. Rafeal.

Recordings

The Music Of Joseph Schwantner / Slatkin, Glennie, National SO, et al

1997
Evelyn Glennie Leonard Slatkin, National Symphony Orchestra Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

Schwantner: New Morning for the World / Passion of Martin Luther King

1994
Oregon Symphony James DePreist, Conductor Raymond Bazemore Portland Symphonic Choir

Schwantner: New Morning for the World / Copland: Lincoln Portrait / Walker: An Eastman Overture


Willie Stargell, narrator Eastman Philharmonia David Effron, conductor
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