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Concert of African-American Spirituals | Black History Month

16.02.2015
Kostel sv. Vavřince, Hellichova 18, 118 00 Praha 1
Fee: free, the capacity of the concert was filled.

About the Event

Nicole Taylor, American soprano, will perform in Prague on the occasion of her European tour celebrating African-American History Month on February 17 at 7:30 PM.

Her performance with piano accompaniment by Daniel Ernst, Press Attache of the U.S. Embassy, continues a musical tradition begun five years ago, when Nicole first performed in the Middle East under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of State as an Arts Envoy.

At the concert, Nicole Taylor will perform a program of African American spirituals (traditionally called Negro Spirituals), a musical form indigenous and specific to the religious experience of Africans and their descendants in the United States.

An 18th & 19th century precursor to the Gospel music of the 20th century, Negro Spirituals are a result of the interaction between music and religion from Africa and Europe. The religious folk songs draw primarily on biblical texts and are sung in dialect, communicating profound devotion with a surprising simplicity and directness. Their focus on personal freedom makes them universal songs, since everyone on the planet, in one way or another wants to be free.

The roots of modern American pop, rock, rhythm & blues, jazz, and gospel music are traced to Spirituals. Their influence has extended to the works of great composers including Antonín Dvořák, Erich Korngold, Alexander Zemlinsky, and George Gershwin.

 


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