Eric Conway: Morgan Choir is featured in NPR segment of "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

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

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8hxy4xxn22g03q8/PBS%20Documentary%20on%20Lift%20Every%20Voice%20and%20Sing.m4a?dl=0

Link to NPR article

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/16/638324920/american-anthem-lift-every-voice-and-sing-black-national-anthem

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