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  • Carry Me Home: A Story of the Underground Railroad Told in Song

    Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College 1128 Park St., Grinnell, IA, United States

    A concert of Negro spirituals performed by soprano Randye Jones and pianist Marlys Grimm. The spirituals, set by composer Harry T. Burleigh, along with excerpts from slave narratives, tell a story of the historic Underground Railroad and the escapees who took the perilous journey to freedom. The program is free and open to the public.

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    Book Talk: So You Want to Sing Spirituals

    Burling Library, Grinnell College 1111 6th Ave., Grinnell, IA, United States

    Author and musician Randye Jones will discuss her new book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals: A Guide for Performers. Although the book covers a range of subjects related to studying concert spirituals both for solo voice and choral forces, Jones’ current plan for the talk is to focus on the question of whether non-Black […]

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  • Book Talk: “So You Want to Sing Spirituals”

    Oxon Hills Branch Library 6200 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD, United States

    Author and musician Randye Jones will discuss her new book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals: A Guide for Performers. Although the book covers a range of subjects related to studying concert spirituals both for solo voice and choral forces, Jones’ current plan for the talk is to discuss the beautiful "rare gems" in the […]

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  • Paraprofessional Showcase-MLA Conference

    Hilton Norfolk The Main 100 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA, United States

    Randye Jones will give a presentation about her current research activities, including her recently released book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals: A Guide for Performers, and the new project, Recorded Concert Spirituals: A Guide for Solo Vocalists. This Music Library Association Conference Paraprofessional Showcase session will highlight the work of Paraprofessional Members of the […]

  • The Art of the Negro Spiritual

    Zoom Meeting Online Presentation

    Presentation on performing concert spirituals for solo voice as well as discussion of whether non-Black singers should study and perform spirituals. For undergraduate and graduate voice students at University of Iowa

  • Researching the Negro Spiritual

    Zoom Meeting Online Presentation

    From: Buehner, Katie R
    Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 9:44:46 AM
    To: Jones, Randye
    Cc: Kathleen Abromeit ; Hickner, Paula ; wpscharf@indiana.edu
    Subject: Midwest MLA 2020 Presentation Proposal

    Dear Randye,

    On behalf on the Midwest Chapter of the Music Library Association, we are happy to inform you that your proposed presentation, “Researching the Negro Spiritual,” has been accepted by the Program Committee for the Chapter’s upcoming fall 2020 meeting, October 22-23.

    As you know, the meeting will be held online using Zoom. If you are not familiar with or don’t have access to Zoom, please contact a member of the Program Committee listed below. Information about presenter use of Zoom will be forthcoming.

    We are looking forward to your presentation and thank you for your willingness to contribute to the success of the Midwest Chapter’s meeting. You can find the program and registration information at http://mwmla.blog.musiclibraryassoc.org/2020-meeting/

    Best regards,

    Katie Buehner, chair, MLA-MW Program Committee buehner@gmail.com
    Paula Hickner paula.hickner@uky.edu
    Will Scharfenberger wpscharf@indiana.edu

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    Katie Buehner (she/her/hers)
    Head, Rita Benton Music Library
    93 E. Burlington St., Iowa City, Iowa 52242
    Office: 319-335-3088
    mus-lib@uiowa.edu

  • TN NATS Fall 2021 Workshop – SPIRITUALS

    Martin Center for the Arts 1320 W. State of Franklin, Johnson City, TN, United States

    The Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing will hold its 2021 workshop with a focus on spirituals and feature lectures by Randye Jones and performance and masterclasses by Ollie Watts Davis and Casey Robards. Live events will be held at the Martin Center for the Arts, East Tennessee State University. Jones' […]

  • Art of the Spiritual Webinar

    Zoom Webinar

    To commemorate #Juneteenth 2022, Holland & Knight’s Diversity Council is hosting an informative virtual program about Negro spirituals – the soulful, often religious songs initially used by enslaved persons to communicate with and encourage one another. Ramona La Roche, Ph.D., the Cultural Heritage Informaticist for the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, will moderate a […]

  • Research Unbound: Carry Me Home

    Burling Library, Grinnell College 1111 6th Ave., Grinnell, IA, United States

    Please join the Grinnell College Libraries at 4:15 p.m., September 14, as we continue our Faculty/Staff Research Series with Randye Jones, cataloging and media assistant at the Grinnell College Libraries, for her Research Unbound talk, Carry Me Home: A Lecture. Negro spirituals have long been connected with the Underground Railroad, serving as a means to communicate between the enslaved who […]

  • Carry Me Home: A Story of the Underground Railroad Told with Song and Narrative

    Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College 1128 Park St., Grinnell, IA, United States

    A concert of Negro spirituals performed by soprano Randye Jones and pianist Marlys Grimm. The spirituals, set by composer Harry T. Burleigh, along with Norm Grimm's reading of excerpts from a slave narrative, tell a story of the historic Underground Railroad and an escapee who took the perilous journey to freedom. The program is free […]