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Harry T. Burleigh Spirituals Festival
Celebrating and Preserving the African American Soundscape
Saturday, March 19th
8:00am to 5:30pm- Workshops and Clinics
Performing Arts Center, Tennessee State University
Clinicians, Lecturers, and Presenters:
Lori C. Hicks, DMA, soprano
Vocal Coach, Composer, Educator, and Administrator, Kentucky State University
Brandon Waddles, Ph.D.
Conductor, Composer, Music Director, and Professor, Wayne State University
Dr. Jean Snyder, Burleigh Biographer and Author, Harry T. Burleigh: From the Spiritual to the Harlem Renaissance
Dr. Louise Toppin, soprano
Director, Videmus Foundation and Records
and Professor, University of Michigan
Michelle Mckinney
Archivist, Griot, Singer, and Executive Director, Detroit Sound Conservancy
Sunday, March 20th
3:00pm- Pre-Concert Talk
4:00pm- Burleigh Festival Scholarship Concert
Honoring Artistry Rooted in the Black Church and the 50th Anniversary of Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace Album
Westwood Baptist Church-University Center
Available to view on Facebook/YouTube Live
All proceeds benefit the H.T. Burleigh Fund for Vocal Studies at Tennessee State University
Registration Link: https://tnstateu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0PwwoGNYGh4mX0G
Donation Link: https://epay.tnstate.edu/C20204_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=429&SINGLESTORE=true
For further inquiries,
Patrick Dailey, MM
Founder and Director of the Big Blue Opera Initiatives at Tennessee State University
pdailey@tnstate.edu
Patrick Dailey
www.PatrickDaileyCT.com