Category: Black history
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The Food of Love
The great thing about romance is that enjoying it vicariously can be almost as enchanting as actually being in love….
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Black Voices Matter: The Spirituals
Black History Month is over, but my ears are still ringing with the sound of the great Black voices that have enriched our American musical heritage. In researching those voices, I was struck by how many of them began their vocal journeys in churches and gospel choirs, and how many…
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Black Voices Matter, Pt. 2 1/2: More Mezzos
Hilda Harris, a lyric mezzo from Warrenton, North Carolina, began her career as a recording-studio backup singer for the likes of Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin and Roberta Flack and juggled classical voice lessons with appearances on Broadway, including 110 in the Shade and Golden Boy. Her opera debut as Cherubino…
Louise T. Guinther 