Latest Past Events

Reflecting on the Past…Reaching toward the Future, II

E. V. Moore Building (University of Michigan) 1100 Baits Dr., Ann Arbor

This conference focuses on the curation of music of the African Diaspora for future research and performance from September 12-15, 2019. Through a series of lectures, panels and performances by […]

It’s Ladies’ Night–Spirituals by Women Composers

Carman Center, Mayflower Community 616 Broad St., Grinnell

Soprano Randye Jones and pianist Marlys Grimm present a mini-program of spirituals by Margaret Bonds, Florence Price, Maria Thompson, Undine Smith Moore, Julia Perry and Betty Jackson King.

Must You Be Black to Sing Spirituals?

Marshelltown Public Library 105 W Boone St, Marshalltown

Author and musician Randye Jones will discuss the question of whether non-Black singers--either soloists or choirs--should study and perform Negro spirituals. She will spend some time on historical concerns, on […]