Nearly 30 years after her death in 1993, renowned opera performer Marian Anderson remains one of the most recognizable names in American music. Anderson spent much of her life challenging prejudices ...

For more than three decades, the Marian Anderson String Quartet-- named after the extraordinary 20th century contralto Marian Anderson -- has been sharing their artistry and passion not just in ...

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, ...

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Feb. 27, 1897 — Born in Philadelphia. Early 1900s — By age of 6, Anderson gained attention for her voice in the African American Union Baptist Church choir in Philadelphia. She also performed with the ...

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 ...

Five years ago, a burst pipe soaked much of the late singer Marian Anderson's former Philadelphia home, today a museum dedicated to her artistic and civil rights legacy. Gowns, sheets of music and ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT Born in Philadelphia in 1897 — her father John sold coal at Reading Terminal and her mother Annie had been a teacher — Marian Anderson was to become one of the world's leading singers.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Music has a unique ability to soothe the soul, connect and inspire. That’s what the Marian Anderson String Quartet has been doing for over three decades. The group was founded in ...

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Orchestra's home is being renamed Marian Anderson Hall in honor of the pioneering Black American contralto, a rare case of an artist's name replacing a corporation. The ...

Undergraduate and graduate music students can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the scholarship ...