Category: Music
Opera “Omar” on Slavery Wins Pulitzer Prize for Music
The Pulitzer Prize for Music was awarded earlier this week to the new opera Omar, by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels. The opera tells the…
Concert Celebrating U.S. Grant Trip Around the World After His Presidency August 18
The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site near St. Louis has been holding concerts recalling Grant’s trip around the world after his presidency. The concerts…
Mick Moloney, Historian and Performer of Irish American Music of the 1800s, Passes Away
Mick Moloney, a renowned historian of Irish music, passed away last week. Moloney was instrumental in introducing modern audiences to Irish American music of the…
NY Times Reviews “My Old Kentucky Home” New Book on Old Song
Rick Bragg reviews the new book out on a song most of hear once a year when the Kentucky Derby is run; MY OLD KENTUCKY…
NPR All Things Considered on the Fisk Jubilee Singers and Their Origins During Reconstruction
NPR’s All Things Considered had a segment on Friday celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Fisk Jubilee Singers at Fisk University during…
NY Times on How the Fisk Jubilee Singers Helped Save the Black School During Reconstruction
The New York Times today has an interesting story on the history of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Fisk University is one of the oldest Historically…
Fisk Jubilee Singers Win Grammy for Album Rooted in the Reconstruction Era and Subsequent Struggles for Black Rights
The Fisk Jubilee Singers won the Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album last night for an album celebrating the Sesquicentennial of the founding of…
Entertaining History: The Civil War in Literature, Film, and Song Edited by Chris Mackowski
Entertaining History: The Civil War in Literature, Film, and Song Edited by Chris Mackowski, published by Southern Illinois University Press (2020) $26.50 paperback. One of…
In 1868 the Republican Campaign Song Promised That Grant Would “Make the Ku Klux Klan Shiver”
While modern political campaigns typically employ popular music at rallies as walk-on music for candidates, in the 19th Century most campaigns came armed with a…
Cynthia Erivo’s Performance of “Stand Up” from the Movie “Harriet” Electrified the Oscars
Cynthia Erivo’s performance of the theme song from her movie Harriet about the life of Harriet Tubman was one of the highlights of last week’s…
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