Classic Gospel Song: A Salute to Five Black American Composers
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Maltsby, Portia
label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
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content: 1984 September 6
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content: Box 13, Folder 13
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: On September, 6, 1984, a concert entitled "A Smithsonian Evening of Classic Gospel Song" was held in the Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. The performing artists were Dr. J.
Robert Bradley, The Boyer Brothers, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and The Voices Supreme. On September 7, 1984, a colloquium entitled "Gospel Pearls: Gospel Music and the National Baptist Convention" was held in the Hall of Musical Instruments, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. The colloquium explored the role of the convention in the development, dissemination, and propagation of the new gospel songs through reminiscences and song demonstrations. The panelists were Reverend William Herbert Brewster, composer; Thomas Shelby, performer with the Goodwill Singers of the National Baptist Convention; and Sallie Martin, composer and performer. The events were made possible by Josiah O. Hatch, Assistant Director for Public Programs in the Department of Public Programs at the National Museum of American History, and Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Director of the Program in Black American Culture. The program consists of audio and video recordings. Program number AC408.26.