Negro Spirituals Heritage Day on Sunday, June 22, 2008, 3:30 PM -5:30 PM, at the West Oakland Senior Center, 1724 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA. Doors will open at 3:00 PM. Although unofficial, Negro ...
Heritage, the Baton Rouge-based ensemble dedicated to the preservation and performance of the Negro spiritual, will host its annual Festival of Negro Spirituals on Saturday, Feb. 1. The 3 p.m. event, ...
Standing at the pulpit Sunday, light streaming in through the stained glass windows behind her, United Parish Minister of Music Susan DeSelms began to sing. “This little light of mine…” she started. “ ...
The lucky ones learned spirituals as children, from grandmothers whose own grandparents may have been slaves. Not only did they memorize “Wade in the Water,” but they heard how fleeing slaves trudged ...
We’re headed into the last weekend of Black History and The Marsh has just the show for the occasion. “An Evening of Negro Spirituals: Crossing Rivers and Building Bridges through Song” is a solo show ...
A hundred or so masked parishioners in the pews of the United Parish in Brookline joined together at a recent service and sang "Lord, I Want To Be A Christian In My Heart.” This song, like many that ...
(RNS) — ‘Fisk Jubilee Singers are artists and do not limit themselves to just Negro spirituals,’ its director said. ‘There’s versatility in our choice of music when we have celebrations.’ (RNS) — A ...
DECATUR - Brenda Carter's powerful performance during Saturday's "Negro Spiritual Celebration" ensured that no one will easily forget the song, "Soon I Will Be Done with The Troubles of This World." ...