negro spirituals
Carry Me Home: A Story of the Underground Railroad Told in Song
First Presbyterian Church 220 N. 2nd Ave. E., Newton, IA, United StatesA 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.
Carry Me Home: A Story of the Underground Railroad Told in Song
Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College 1128 Park St., Grinnell, IA, United StatesA 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.
Book Talk: So You Want to Sing Spirituals
Burling Library, Grinnell College 1111 6th Ave., Grinnell, IA, United StatesAuthor 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 […]
Book Talk: “So You Want to Sing Spirituals”
Oxon Hills Branch Library 6200 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD, United StatesAuthor 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 […]
The Art of the Negro Spiritual
Zoom Meeting Online PresentationPresentation 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
Art of the Spiritual Webinar
Zoom WebinarTo 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 StatesPlease 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 StatesA 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 […]