#EvaJessye - Twitter Hashtag

over 2 years ago

1895 Born 1/20 #EvaJessye was a conductor who was the first #Black woman to receive international distinction as a professional choral conductor. She is notable as a choral conductor during the Harlem Renaissance. She died 2/21/1992 @elise_flowers

Charley58115169's tweet photo. 1895 Born 1/20 #EvaJessye was a conductor who was the first #Black woman to receive international distinction as a professional choral conductor. She is notable as a choral conductor during the Harlem Renaissance. She died 2/21/1992 @elise_flowers https://t.co/Ke8VWX0ytZ

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Harry T. Burleigh Society @burleighsoc

over 5 years ago

🔊Sound on: listen as our Executive Director, Marti Slaten performs ‘Bles’ My Soul An’ Gone’ from the 1927 collection entitled “My Spirituals” edited and arranged by Eva Jessye (1895-1992) at Church of the Epiphany, 74th and York Ave. 📹 source: Artis Wodehouse #EvaJessye

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Donne Foundation @Donne_UK

over 5 years ago

Happy birthday Eva Jessye 🎂 Born #otd #EvaJessye (1895–1992), who has often been called the “grand dame of Black music” was an eminent choral director and civil rights activist during the twentieth century.