Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) had a voice that came along "once in a hundred years." When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the ...
Presentation of Spingarn medal to Marian Anderson by Mrs .Roosevelt, 30th Annual Conference, 1939. Courtesy: Library of Congress Anderson was born in 1897 in South Philadelphia. Hard-working and ...
“A thinking president is a rare thing.”) Photographs of Eleanor Roosevelt welcoming Marian Anderson to the White House, after ...
Classical singer and Black civil rights activist Marian Anderson, who was denied performing in the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Constitution Hall in segregated Washington, D.C., a year ...
President Joe Biden fought back tears while reciting the lyrics to “My Country ’Tis of Thee” at a ceremony honoring ...
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The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts creates Marian Anderson artistic initiative“With Marian Anderson’s name gracing the hall that is the home of The Philadelphia Orchestra, her daily presence now becomes ...
Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship starting November ...
Starting Nov. 1, undergraduate and graduate music students can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship.
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No Name Pops is gifted ‘Philly Pops’ name by family of Peter NeroThe No Name Pops will take on “The Philly Pops” name sometime next year. Six months after raising the idea publicly, the No ...
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Philly Orchestra to kick off new season at Marian Anderson HallPHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Philadelphia Orchestra will kick off its new season Thursday at the recently renamed ...
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