Morgan State University Choir
Eric Conway writes:
Hello all,
Last
April, I was approached by a reporter from National Public Radio (NPR)
who told me that they were going to present a segment on the anthem
“Lift Every Voice and Sing.” They had heard the anthem was one of the
Morgan State University choir's signature pieces that opened up
virtually all of our concerts. They came to our last performance of the
season on April 22, 2018, at Oxford Presbyterian in Philadelphia to
tape our performance to be heard in their future broadcast.
On
August 16, 2018, the segment finally aired on their Morning Edition
program. See below links to the seven minute soundfile of the broadcast
as well as an online article which gives great historical context about
our Negro national anthem. Do not ignore the many links in the NPR
article with great and historic performances of this anthem over the
years.
EC
Link to NPR broadcast
Link to NPR article
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle
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Eric Conway, D.M.A.
Fine and Performing Arts Department, Chair
Morgan State University
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