NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Fisk University opened in Nashville in 1866. Five years later they found themselves in financial problems. Fisk Treasurer and Music Professor George L. White created a nine ...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Fisk Jubilee Singers will be coming to UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium in February. The vocal ensemble will take the stage on Friday, February 20th, at 7:30 p.m. The Fisk Jubilee ...
Andrew Davis knew early on what his main extracurricular activity in college would be, well before the first day of school. “I wanted to be a part of the Fisk Jubilee Singers ever since high school,” ...
WASHINGTON (Amazing America TV) — Nashville has become synonymous with country music. But if you think that’s how Music City got its name, think again. You can thank a group of nine formerly enslaved ...
The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a historic a cappella group, have been touring since their formation in 1871. Wilmington native Caroline "Carrie" Sadgwar Manly was a prominent soprano with the group in the ...
The lobby of the new Museum of Christian & Gospel Music in downtown Nashville was filled with the sounds of drills, vacuums and other power tools recently as workers scurried to put the finishing ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Paul T. Kwami, who served as musical director of the Grammy-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers for nearly 30 years, has died, Fisk University said in a statement. He was 70. During ...
Join senior paper conservator Janice Ellice Janice Stagnitto Ellis in her studio as she tells us about her work on a diorama of the Fisk University Jubilee Singers, a singing group that began touring ...
Nashville's "Music City" nickname originated in 1873 after the Fisk Jubilee Singers performed for Queen Victoria. Nashville, best known for country music, also has a rich history and thriving scene ...
Saturday was the ninth annual Playmakers Summit, the premiere girls’ leadership and development experience that is designed for student athletes. Plymouth High School will close and merge into St.