NJPAC Arts Education Presents
a celebration of the life of DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
starring classic and contemporary gospel greats
RICHARD SMALLWOOD
&
TYE TRIBBETT
with special guest speaker
The Rev. Dr. M. William Howard, Jr.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Newark, NJ – The New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s annual musical celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. brings together two of today’s most accomplished gospel artists: Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and pianist Richard Smallwood; and singer, songwriter and preacher Tye Tribbett, a best-seller on theBillboard gospel charts. Speaker Rev. Dr. M. William Howard, Jr. of Bethany Baptist Church in Newark will kick off the evening with a stirring address. This celebration of one of the 20th century's most inspiring leaders is made possible by PSEG Foundation and presented in collaboration with the Newark unit of the NAACP. Additional support comes from Verizon, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, Bloomberg, Citi, New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Discover Jersey Arts.
Tickets are $23-$38 for adults, $16 for children, and are available by telephone at 1-888-466-5722, at the NJPAC Box Office at One Center Street in downtown Newark, and at www.njpac.org. To purchase tickets for groups of 10 or more, call 973-297-5804.
About the Artists:
Richard Smallwood changed the face of gospel music, and is known for his signature “Smallwood Sound,” a fusion of the Gospel, classical, pop and R&B styles he grew up on. The GrammyÓAward winning singer and composer has been honored by the Smithsonian Institution as a “gospel innovator and songwriter” and he has ministered to presidents and dignitaries at all of D.C.’s halls of fame, including the Smithsonian and the Kennedy Center. An inductee to the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, he has won numerous Stellar and Dove awards as well as a Grammy Award for his production on the Quincy Jones Gospel project, Handel’s Soulful Messiah.
Born in Camden, Tye Tribbett is a New Jersey based gospel hitmaker, as well as a husband, father of two, producer, preacher and business man. Together with the choir he founded, Greater Anointing (G.A.), he toured and performed with some of the biggest stars in the secular world, including Whitney Houston, Faith Hill and Tim MGraw, Luther VanDross and Jill Scott. In recent years, he has turned exclusively to gospel music, having released his fourth album, Fresh, on Axis Music Group/Columbia last year.
Rev. Dr. M. William Howard, Jr. leads Newark’s Bethany Baptist Church and Bethany Cares, Inc., a community-development corporation that enhances the church’s outreach capacity, serving families and young people from all walks of life, including those who are incarcerated. Dr. Howard, a graduate of Morehouse and Princeton Theological Seminary, has served on the boards of the National Urban League, The Independent Sector, and The Children’s Defense Fund, is a founding member of the Newark Community Foundation, and is Chair of the Rutgers University Board of Governors.
Calendar Listing:
New Jersey Performing Arts Center presents
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration featuring Richard Smallwood and Tye Tribbett, with special guest speaker Rev. Dr. M. William Howard, Jr.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 7:00pm
NJPAC’s Prudential Hall
1 Center Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Be inspired by the life and work of one of the twentieth century’s most inspiring leaders at NJPAC’s annual musical celebration. This year’s event brings together two of today’s most accomplished gospel artists: Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and pianist Richard Smallwood, and singer, songwriter and preacher Tye Tribbett, a best-seller on the Billboard gospel charts. Starting the festivities will be an address by Rev. Dr. M. William Howard, Jr., leader of Newark’s Bethany Baptist Church.
Tickets: $23-$38, $16 for children
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New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, is the sixth largest performing arts center in the United States. As New Jersey’s Town Square, NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the State’s and the world’s best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted over 6 million visitors (more than one million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents. Visit www.njpac.org for more information.
Programming has been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
NJPAC is a wheelchair accessible facility and provides assistive services for patrons with disabilities. For more information, call 888-GO-NJPAC.
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