Cleveland Orchestra, the GCP & City of Cleveland seek nominations for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards

Friday, November 04, 2011

Entry deadline Dec. 15, 2011;
An adult, a business or organization, and a youth to be honored

Cleveland, Ohio—In cooperation with the City of Cleveland, The Cleveland Orchestra and the Greater Cleveland Partnership, through the Commission on Economic Inclusion, are currently accepting nominations for the ninth annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award, which will be presented at the Orchestra’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert at Severance Hall on Sunday, January 15, 2012, at 7 p.m. Awards will be presented in three categories in recognition of the services and achievements of an adult, a youth, and a business or organization that have positively impacted Cleveland in the spirit of the teachings and example of Dr. King.

Nomination and selection process

Members of the community may submit nominations for award consideration. Nomination forms are available through the Web sites of The Cleveland Orchestra, the Greater Cleveland Partnership, the City of Cleveland, or by calling The Cleveland Orchestra’s Department of Education and Community Programs, (216) 231-7355. Nomination forms are due by Thursday, December 15, 2011, and should be mailed to MLK Community Service Award, Attention: Education and Community Programs, The Cleveland Orchestra, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, or e-mailed to sjones@clevelandorchestra.com with the subject line: MLK Community Service Award Nomination.

A six-person panel composed of community leaders will select award recipients. The Nomination Committee will be chaired by Robert P. Madison, CEO, Robert P. Madison International, Inc., and a member of the Musical Arts Association Board of Trustees.

  • Click here to view or download the criteria for the awards and the nomination form.

Award presentations and concert

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award will be presented at The Cleveland Orchestra’s 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert on January 15, 2012. The concert, led by Chelsea Tipton, will take place at Severance Hall at 7:00 p.m., and will feature the Junior Division First-Prize winner of the 2011 Sphinx Competition for Black and Latino string players. The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus and the Central State University Chorus, with conductor William Henry Caldwell, also will participate in the concert.

Admission to the concert is free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Tuesday, January 3, 2011, through the Severance Hall Ticket Office in person; by phone at (216) 231-1111 or 800-686-1141; or online at www.clevelandorchestra.com. Due to the high demand for tickets to this concert, traditionally all tickets for this concert have been distributed by 4 p.m. on the day they are made available to the public. There is a limit of two (2) tickets per person.

This concert is sponsored by KeyBank, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence, with additional support from the Cleveland Foundation. The musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra donate their services for this concert as a benefit to the Musical Arts Association sustaining fund.

For more information about award nominations and the MLK Celebration Concert on January 15, 2012, please contact The Cleveland Orchestra’s Department of Education and Community Programs at (216) 231-7355.

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