A Sacramento singing group will be honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music, as it has been doing for nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n
The Trinity Life Center in Sacramento will again host the MLK Jr. Celebration Choir to honor the late civil rights leader.<\/p>\n
The choir is rehearsing under the direction of Dr. Tecoy Porter and Dr. Ellington Porter, longtime pastors known as the Porter Brothers.<\/p>\n
“So, it’s a multi-denominational, multi-cultural, multi-generational choir. We just love to blend and the harmony it brings,” Tecoy said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That harmony comes from diverse voices representing churches from across the Sacramento region.<\/p>\n
“No matter what the race, the culture, the country, music, especially gospel music, God’s love for all of us brings people together,” Tecoy said.<\/p>\n
“We’re all family here, no matter what church we go to, if we go, if we don’t. Everybody is just loved here, no matter what,” said singer Doris Marroquin.<\/p>\n
Dr. Tamela Moore has been singing with the group since it started.<\/p>\n
“Here I sing alto. At home, at church, I sing tenor,” Moore said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She believes gospel music serves to inspire, as it has in the past.<\/p>\n
“We can help uplift other people if we sing from our hearts to God,” Moore said.<\/p>\n
Nikia Anderson also sings tenor and says the choir represents Dr. King’s message of love and acceptance.<\/p>\n
“He wanted us to learn to live together and be together. We’re all God’s children. And he didn’t want us to see differences,” Anderson said.<\/p>\n
For Karlene Jones, singing in the choir is emblematic of Dr. King’s vision of building strong communities based on inclusion and belonging.<\/p>\n
“Our communities have come thus far, and we still have far to go, but we’re going to lift our hands and glorify God together,” Jones said.<\/p>\n
Since 2009, the MLK Jr. Celebration Choir has remained an independent, citywide, multicultural singing group.<\/p>\n
They will perform at the Trinity Life Center on Sunday. All are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n
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