A sold-out recital in March 1940 forever changed the story of downtown Medford’s Holly Theatre. Classical singer and Black civil rights activist Marian Anderson, who was denied performing in the ...
Five years ago, a burst pipe soaked much of the late singer Marian Anderson's former Philadelphia home, today a museum dedicated to her artistic and civil rights legacy. Gowns, sheets of music and ...
Three years ago, fourth-graders at Chester A. Arthur Elementary School in South Philadelphia researched their school’s namesake. The students learned America’s 21st president had signed the Chinese ...
Famed opera and spiritual singer Marian Anderson was a woman who broke many racial barriers. She was the first African American to perform on the main stage at the Metropolitan Opera, the first ...
On June 8, the Philadelphia Orchestra hosted the Great Stages Gala honoring the memory of Marian Anderson. Marian Anderson was known as an American vocalist who performed a wide range of music, from ...
Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) had a voice that came along "once in a hundred years." When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- From here on out, the Philadelphia Orchestra will perform at a concert hall that pays tribute to Civil Rights trailblazer and musical icon Marian Anderson. On Saturday, the ...
The Marian Anderson String Quartet, the first African American ensemble to win a major classical music competition, will be in residence at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from Wednesday, ...
WASHINGTON — Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship now through Jan. 31. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the ...
Smithsonian Music interviews Curator Leslie Ureña, of the National Portrait Gallery, about the upcoming exhibition, “One Life: Marian Anderson.” Dr. Leslie Ureña & Kate Stein June 28, 2019 - May 17, ...
Three years ago, fourth-graders at Chester A. Arthur Elementary School in South Philadelphia researched their school’s namesake. The students learned America’s 21st president had signed the Chinese ...
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