Sat October 17, 2015
Negro Spirituals Heritage Day
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at San Francisco Public Library: Koret Auditorium
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African American Traditions and Preservers Honored on Negro Spirituals Heritage Day
The 12th Annual Negro Spirituals Heritage Day takes place on Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street.
Negro Spirituals, declared a national treasure by the U.S. Congress, are songs created by enslaved Africans and African-American in the southern United States. At least 150 years old, Spirituals include such well-known songs as “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “Go Down, Moses,” “Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit,” and many more.
This year's Negro Spirituals Heritage Day is presented by Friends of Negro Spirituals and the African American Center of the San Francisco Public Library to help keep this rare slavery-born tradition alive. The 2015 Negro Spirituals Heritage Keeper’s Award honorees are:
Tiearea Robinson: Ms. Robinson is a 26-year-old Negro Spirituals scholar and educator. A lecturer in Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills, she also researches and presents on the Spirituals for classroom assignments, guest lectures, and conference presentations.
Shawnette Sulker: Ms. Sulker is a vocalist originally from Guyana. She developed a recital of Spirituals and Guyanese folksongs which she brought twice to the Netherlands as well as performing it around the Bay Area.
Eugene F. Jones (1924 – 2003) and The Echoes From Jordan: Mr. Jones was a celebrated operatic bass singer, renowned for his broad repertoire of Negro Spirituals. He founded The Echoes from Jordan in the early 1960’s and directed the now-disbanded Negro Spirituals singing ensemble.
Light Devoy Edwin Harris(1933-2014): Mr. Harris was the founder of the University of Light and was founder and director of the University of Light Jubilee Singers. For 15 years, the group sang Negro Spirituals at hospitals, convalescent homes, churches, synagogues, and numerous other venues.
About Friends of Negro Spirituals: Friends of Negro Spirituals was founded in 1998 by Lyvonne Chrisman and Sam Edwards through the inspiration of choral conductor Moses Hogan and The Moses Hogan Choral’s audio recording of De Battle of Jericho. We are a 501(c)(3) public education and cultural enrichment organization based in Oakland, California, and serves the greater Bay Area and the world at large.
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The 12th Annual Negro Spirituals Heritage Day takes place on Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street.
Negro Spirituals, declared a national treasure by the U.S. Congress, are songs created by enslaved Africans and African-American in the southern United States. At least 150 years old, Spirituals include such well-known songs as “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “Go Down, Moses,” “Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit,” and many more.
This year's Negro Spirituals Heritage Day is presented by Friends of Negro Spirituals and the African American Center of the San Francisco Public Library to help keep this rare slavery-born tradition alive. The 2015 Negro Spirituals Heritage Keeper’s Award honorees are:
Tiearea Robinson: Ms. Robinson is a 26-year-old Negro Spirituals scholar and educator. A lecturer in Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills, she also researches and presents on the Spirituals for classroom assignments, guest lectures, and conference presentations.
Shawnette Sulker: Ms. Sulker is a vocalist originally from Guyana. She developed a recital of Spirituals and Guyanese folksongs which she brought twice to the Netherlands as well as performing it around the Bay Area.
Eugene F. Jones (1924 – 2003) and The Echoes From Jordan: Mr. Jones was a celebrated operatic bass singer, renowned for his broad repertoire of Negro Spirituals. He founded The Echoes from Jordan in the early 1960’s and directed the now-disbanded Negro Spirituals singing ensemble.
Light Devoy Edwin Harris(1933-2014): Mr. Harris was the founder of the University of Light and was founder and director of the University of Light Jubilee Singers. For 15 years, the group sang Negro Spirituals at hospitals, convalescent homes, churches, synagogues, and numerous other venues.
About Friends of Negro Spirituals: Friends of Negro Spirituals was founded in 1998 by Lyvonne Chrisman and Sam Edwards through the inspiration of choral conductor Moses Hogan and The Moses Hogan Choral’s audio recording of De Battle of Jericho. We are a 501(c)(3) public education and cultural enrichment organization based in Oakland, California, and serves the greater Bay Area and the world at large.
African American Traditions and Preservers Honored on Negro Spirituals Heritage Day
The 12th Annual Negro Spirituals Heritage Day takes place on Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street.
Negro Spirituals, declared a national treasure by the U.S. Congress, are songs created by enslaved Africans and African-American in the southern United States. At least 150 years old, Spirituals include such well-known songs as “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “Go Down, Moses,” “Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit,” and many more.
This year's Negro Spirituals Heritage Day is presented by Friends of Negro Spirituals and the African American Center of the San Francisco Public Library to help keep this rare slavery-born tradition alive. The 2015 Negro Spirituals Heritage Keeper’s Award honorees are:
Tiearea Robinson: Ms. Robinson is a 26-year-old Negro Spirituals scholar and educator. A lecturer in Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills, she also researches and presents on the Spirituals for classroom assignments, guest lectures, and conference presentations.
Shawnette Sulker: Ms. Sulker is a vocalist originally from Guyana. She developed a recital of Spirituals and Guyanese folksongs which she brought twice to the Netherlands as well as performing it around the Bay Area.
Eugene F. Jones (1924 – 2003) and The Echoes From Jordan: Mr. Jones was a celebrated operatic bass singer, renowned for his broad repertoire of Negro Spirituals. He founded The Echoes from Jordan in the early 1960’s and directed the now-disbanded Negro Spirituals singing ensemble.
Light Devoy Edwin Harris(1933-2014): Mr. Harris was the founder of the University of Light and was founder and director of the University of Light Jubilee Singers. For 15 years, the group sang Negro Spirituals at hospitals, convalescent homes, churches, synagogues, and numerous other venues.
About Friends of Negro Spirituals: Friends of Negro Spirituals was founded in 1998 by Lyvonne Chrisman and Sam Edwards through the inspiration of choral conductor Moses Hogan and The Moses Hogan Choral’s audio recording of De Battle of Jericho. We are a 501(c)(3) public education and cultural enrichment organization based in Oakland, California, and serves the greater Bay Area and the world at large.
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The 12th Annual Negro Spirituals Heritage Day takes place on Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street.
Negro Spirituals, declared a national treasure by the U.S. Congress, are songs created by enslaved Africans and African-American in the southern United States. At least 150 years old, Spirituals include such well-known songs as “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “Go Down, Moses,” “Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit,” and many more.
This year's Negro Spirituals Heritage Day is presented by Friends of Negro Spirituals and the African American Center of the San Francisco Public Library to help keep this rare slavery-born tradition alive. The 2015 Negro Spirituals Heritage Keeper’s Award honorees are:
Tiearea Robinson: Ms. Robinson is a 26-year-old Negro Spirituals scholar and educator. A lecturer in Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills, she also researches and presents on the Spirituals for classroom assignments, guest lectures, and conference presentations.
Shawnette Sulker: Ms. Sulker is a vocalist originally from Guyana. She developed a recital of Spirituals and Guyanese folksongs which she brought twice to the Netherlands as well as performing it around the Bay Area.
Eugene F. Jones (1924 – 2003) and The Echoes From Jordan: Mr. Jones was a celebrated operatic bass singer, renowned for his broad repertoire of Negro Spirituals. He founded The Echoes from Jordan in the early 1960’s and directed the now-disbanded Negro Spirituals singing ensemble.
Light Devoy Edwin Harris(1933-2014): Mr. Harris was the founder of the University of Light and was founder and director of the University of Light Jubilee Singers. For 15 years, the group sang Negro Spirituals at hospitals, convalescent homes, churches, synagogues, and numerous other venues.
About Friends of Negro Spirituals: Friends of Negro Spirituals was founded in 1998 by Lyvonne Chrisman and Sam Edwards through the inspiration of choral conductor Moses Hogan and The Moses Hogan Choral’s audio recording of De Battle of Jericho. We are a 501(c)(3) public education and cultural enrichment organization based in Oakland, California, and serves the greater Bay Area and the world at large.
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San Francisco Public Library: Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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