Sounding Spirit Singing School: Choral Singing School with Derrick Fox (third of 3 public events)

Have you ever wanted to know more about the origins of American popular music? We invite you to the Sounding Spirit Singing School, where you’ll learn about Southern sacred music, which has influenced everything from gospel to blues and pop.

Register for the public singing school events at https://soundingspirit.eventbrite.com/

Three events are open to the public at no charge. The third is:

Saturday, Apr. 5, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Choral Singing School with Derrick Fox

Choral arrangements of 19th- and 20th-century Southern sacred vernacular music have long exposed enthusiastic audiences to materials otherwise largely exclusive to worship settings. In this singing school, we'll sample from “ethical arrangements” of music included in the Sounding Spirit Digital Library. Derrick Fox, professor of choral music and associate dean for Graduate Studies and Creative Endeavors at Michigan State University, will lead this session.

See related entries for:

Friday, Apr. 4, 4-5:30 p.m.: Four-Shape Singing School with David Ivey, Candler School of Theology
Friday, Apr. 4, 7:30-9 p.m.: “New Book” Gospel Singing with Tom Powell, Burlington Road Building

Specific locations and more details can be found at https://soundingspirit.org/singing-school/.

You can also visit “Singing the Sacred,” an exhibit at Pitts Theology Library that features Southern vernacular songbooks published between 1850 and 1925. These songbooks reflect the musical traditions of various religious groups, as well as changes in publishing methods, sacred music styles, and society in general.

Presented by the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship and the Sounding Spirit Digital Library project. Sponsored by the Hightower Fund.