Join the NAACP Sioux City Branch on February 17th at 7 p.m. for a special narrated concert honoring the life and legacy of Coretta Scott King. Often remembered as the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King was a gifted concert soprano, civil rights leader, and lifelong advocate for peace and justice in her own right.

Written by Timothy Steele of the New England Conservatory of Music, this moving program weaves Coretta’s own words with music she loved and performed—including spirituals, hymns, gospel, Civil Rights songs, and art songs. Performers include three opera singers, the Morningside University Choir, the Gospel Community Choir, and pianist Timothy Steele.

A post-concert conversation with featured performers and scholars will follow, inviting audience members to reflect and engage in dialogue about Coretta Scott King’s life, music, and enduring impact.

This program was funded in part by Humanities Iowa, The National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Federation of State Humanities Councils as a Humanities Iowa Mini Grant recipient.