Children's Chorus to honor MLK

Pride is in order for the Boston Children's Chorus, as members prepare to sing their hearts out for Martin Luther King Jr.'s holiday.

All 1,100 tickets have been sold out for the third annual evening performance Jan. 16, which will also feature the Chicago Children's Choir and the Young People's Chorus of New York City, together for the first time on the same stage.

That's about 200 children raising their voices in honor of the civil rights activist, and the union of the groups has prompted early birds to snatch up the tickets.

But you can still catch the show another way. There will be a 1 p.m. open dress rehearsal the day of, for $5, at the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave.

Or you can tune into WCVB-TV (Channel 5) for a live broadcast from 7 to 8 p.m, another first for the Boston group, which is a diverse ensemble of urban and suburban youths, grades 2 to 12.

For more information, check out www.bostonchildrenschorus.org.

JOHNNY DIAZ