2024 Harry T. Burleigh Spirituals Festival
Facing the Rising Sun: Amplifying Black Music and Institutions for Generations to Come
Friday April 5th
Clinics and Workshops
Registration Required
General- $50
Student- $25
Presenters and Clinicians
Author of William Levi Dawson: American Music Educator
Scholar-in-Residence
- Iris Fordjour-Hankins, D.M.A.
Soprano and Professor of Voice, Oakwood University
Masterclass Clinician and Gala Concert Artist
Director of Vocal Studies, Suitland High School-Center for the Visual and Performing Arts
Festival Chorus Conductor and Composer-in-Residence
Saturday, April 6th
6:30pm- Pre-Concert Talk
7:00pm- Burleigh Festival Scholarship Concert
National Museum of African American Music
All proceeds benefit the H.T. Burleigh Fund for Vocal Studies at Tennessee State University
Concert Live-streamed via Facebook and YouTube
Contact Information:
Patrick Dailey, M.M. (he/him/his)
Founder and Director, Big Blue Opera Initiatives
Tennessee State University
Department of Music
pdailey@tnstate.edu