Roots Music - The African American Influence in the Concert Hall
Titans of Song - A Musical Tribute to Paul Robeson and Marian Anderson
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Follow the Drinking Gourd has performed in the New Jersey/Philadelphia area before young audiences ranging from elementary school-age through college and for such groups as the Westfield Memorial Library, the Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Commission, and the African American Museum in Philadelphia. |
2008 - 2009 PERFORMANCES
Public Performances
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Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 2 p.m., “Titans of Song: A Musical Tribute to Paul Robeson and Marian Anderson,” Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ. |
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Saturday, Jan. 17, 2008 at 7 p.m., “Roots Music: The African American Influence in the Concert Hall,” Salon 33 at Looking Glass Pond, 800 Alexander Rd., Princeton, NJ. This setting is a modern-day spin on the famed salons of the 19th century. |
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Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 (MLK Day) at 1:15 p.m., “Roots Music: The African American Influence in the Concert Hall,” African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA. |
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Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 at 7 p.m., “Titans of Song: A Musical Tribute to Paul Robeson and Marian Anderson,” The East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick, NJ. |
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Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 at 7 p.m., “Titans of Song: A Musical Tribute to Paul Robeson and Marian Anderson,” The Westfield Memorial Library, 550 East Broad St., Westfield, NJ. |
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Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Noon, "On the Freedom Trail," Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA. |
School and Workplace Performances
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Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, “Roots Music: The African American Influence in the Concert Hall,” Rosa International Middle School, Cherry Hill, NJ. |
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Friday, Mar. 27, 2009, “Roots Music: The African American Influence in the Concert Hall,” Carusi Middle School, Cherry Hill, NJ. |
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Monday, Mar. 30, 2009, “Roots Music: The African American Influence in the Concert Hall,” US Army Corp of Engineers, Philadelphia, PA. |
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