Host Peter DuBois explores music of African American composers of choral and organ music, as well as the riches of the Spiritual tradition.
With Heart and Voice: Black History Month airs Sunday, February 16 at 8 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. on WXXI Classical
The Lincoln Jubilee was a 1915 festival held in Chicago, that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, and led the founding of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), and eventually to the creation of Black History Month. This week we’ll celebrate with the American Spiritual Ensemble, the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble, Jessye Norman, and the St. Olaf Choir.