We, Too, Rise – Steve Heitzeg

Composer: Steve Heitzeg Text Author: Martin Luther King, Jr. (Letter from a Birmingham Jail text adapted by Patrick Henry) Instrumentation: Baritone Solo, SATB, and Piano Duration: Approx. 9 minutes Date Written: 2008 Commissioned by: Commissioned by the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches to celebrate its 100th anniversary of uniting people of faith to serve people in need Premiered by: Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Mass Choir, Sanford Moore, Minister of Music Sakerettes Choir, Elizabeth Ndely, Music Director, Dennis Spears, Nicole Foster and Vivian Moore, soloists Yolanda Bruce, conductor Sanford Moore, piano Larry Jolivette, organ Steve Jennings, drum set Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN February 12, 2006 Additional Information: Not Available