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Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1866 and its 40-acre (16 ha) campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
The Fisk Jubilee Singers are an African-American a cappella ensemble, consisting of students at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. The first group was organized in 1871 to tour and raise funds for college. Their early repertoire consisted mostly of traditional spirituals, but included some songs by Stephen Foster.
Jubilee Hall (Fisk University) / 36.16889°N 86.80472°W / 36.16889; -86.80472. Jubilee Hall is the oldest academic building on the campus of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1876, it was the university's first permanent building, and is a good local example of Gothic Revival architecture.
Meharry Medical College is a private historically black medical school affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1876 as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College, it was the first medical school for African Americans in the South. While the majority of African Americans lived in the ...
Ella Sheppard (February 4, 1851 – June 9, 1914) was an American soprano, pianist, composer, and arranger of spirituals. She was the matriarch of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers of Nashville, Tennessee. [1] [2] She also played the organ and the guitar.
For those who cannot attend the Fisk Jubilee Singers tribute in person, the event will be livestreamed Friday evening on Facebook, beginning at 7 p.m. The livestream can be found at the Fisk ...
Fisk has lost Paul T. Kwami, past director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, who died in 2022, Shonka Dukureh, a university graduate and musician who also died in 2022, and now Hundley.
John Wesley Work Jr. John Wesley Work Jr. (August 6, 1871 – September 7, 1925) was a musicologist, who was the first African-American collector of folk songs and spirituals, and also a choral director, educationalist singer and songwriter. He is now sometimes known as John Wesley Work II, to distinguish him from his son, John Wesley Work III .