by admin | Mar 16, 2013 | MUSIC
A Legacy of Hope by Phylis Vander Naald Smiles spread across the soprano section as the singers congratulate themselves on maneuvering through an awkward transition in the Negro spiritual “Poor Man Lazarus.” They have rehearsed the song with its difficult...
by admin | Mar 16, 2013 | MUSIC
Themes in Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” by F.R. Singleton The renowned Czech composer Antonín Dvořák recognized the significance of Negro spirituals and the contributions they made to American culture in his most famous symphony, “From The New...
by admin | Mar 16, 2013 | MUSIC
Expressions from a bitter-sweet past. by Dorothy Kitchen The history of the spiritual goes back to the beginning of the African slave trade in the American colonies in 1619. Millions of men, women and children were brought to this country from different parts of...
