Songs of the Movement: A Lecture and Performance with Anthony Turner
Sat, May 30
|Unitarian Church of Staten Island
Join the JMMTA for a lecture and performance by baritone Anthony Turner, exploring Martin Luther King, Jr.'s commitment to non-violence through music and reflection. // Admission, Free with R.S.V.P.
Time & Location
May 30, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Unitarian Church of Staten Island, 312 Fillmore St, Staten Island, NY 10301, USA
About the event
Join the JMMTA for a lecture and performance by baritone Anthony Turner, who will speak on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s commitment to non-violence and perform songs from the civil rights era. The program is part of the museum's series Global Resonance: Voices of Unity in Contemporary Society.
Turner has performed in solo recital, concert, opera, and musical theatre throughout the United States and Europe, and currently serves as a Professor of Voice at Wagner College, Staten Island. He is a member of Actors' Equity Association, the American Guild of Musical Artists, Opera Ebony, Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and a life member of the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Free with R.S.V.P.