Recitals and Concerts
It’s Ladies’ Night–Spirituals by Women Composers
Carman Center, Mayflower Community 616 Broad St., Grinnell, IA, United StatesSoprano 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.
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.
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 […]