Smithsonian Music interviews Curator Leslie Ureña, of the National Portrait Gallery, about the upcoming exhibition, “One Life: Marian Anderson.” Dr. Leslie Ureña & Kate Stein June 28, 2019 - May 17, ...

The Black contralto put European art music and African-American spirituals in parity — and in her art, paved the way for generations of singers... Marian Anderson: The Most Modest Trailblazer ...

History, we know, is always in the making — an aggregate of small actions, reactions and interactions, every flap of every butterfly’s wings. Yet most of the time, we have no idea what will come of ...

Worshippers gathered Sunday at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church to celebrate the legacy of pioneering opera singer and civil rights leader Marian Anderson. Anderson was a lifelong member of the ...

On June 8, the Philadelphia Orchestra hosted the Great Stages Gala honoring the memory of Marian Anderson. Marian Anderson was known as an American vocalist who performed a wide range of music, from ...

Famed opera and spiritual singer Marian Anderson was a woman who broke many racial barriers. She was the first African American to perform on the main stage at the Metropolitan Opera, the first ...

Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship through Jan. 31, 2026. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American ...

Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship through Jan. 31. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR ...

Tindley Temple United Methodist Church held a special service Sunday to honor the civil rights pioneer and opera singer. The restored gold cross on the exterior of Tindley Temple United Methodist ...