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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Lindsay |
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November 5, 2002 |
(202) 994-1423 |
GW GELMAN LIBRARY’S AFRICANA RESEARCH CENTER TO HOST
ART OF THE NEGRO SPIRITUAL CONCERT
NOVEMBER
14
Fundraiser Sponsored by the Friends of GW Libraries,
Benefits the Gelman Library Africana Research Center and The Art of the Negro
Spiritual Research Project
| EVENT: |
Soprano Randye Jones and pianist Francis Conlon will perform works by Jackson King, J.R. Johnson, Boatner, Burleigh, H. Johnson, Carter, Perry, Smith, Bonds, Corley, Smith Moore, Still, Hayes and Dett at The Art of the Negro Spiritual concert. The concert and reception are sponsored by the Friends of the GW Libraries, and will benefit the Africana Research Center at The Gelman Library and The Art of the Negro Spiritual Research Project. |
| WHEN: |
Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. |
| WHERE: |
Western Presbyterian Church 2401 Virginia Ave., NW Washington D.C. |
| COST: |
$25 – General
admission |
Background:
The
Africana Research Center at The Gelman Library builds on a long history of
collecting Washington, D.C. resources at The George Washington University. The Center’s resources, facilities,
programs and exhibits support research for scholars interested in the
Washington, D.C. African-American experience, particularly the University’s
growing Africana program and those researching and documenting African-American
History. The Center provides a
focal point for collection development and management, reference services,
outreach, fundraising and donor relations.
The
Art of the Negro Spiritual Research Project examines the rich historical and
performance aspects of the Negro Spiritual as set into art song form. The results will be published as a book
with an accompanying recording of selected spirituals performed by the
researcher, soprano Randye Jones.
For
more information about the Africana Research Center, visit www.gwu.edu/gelman/spec/arc or
call
Francine I. Henderson, Africana Research Center Curator at (202)
994-1363.
For more information on The Art of the Negro
Spiritual Research Project, visit www.artofthenegrospiritual.com.
For
more news about GW, visit the GW News Center at www.gwnewscenter.org.
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