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One song. 41 styles. From classical elegance to meme chaos, I played Toss a Coin to Your Witcher in every way I could imagine ...
The violin has a storied place in so much of European classical music. But sometime in the 17th century, it began to intrigue ...
QMajor, a classically trained violinist, has released a new single titled “Resurgence” and is ready to embark on the next chapter of his career, with aspirations of composing film ...
Learning violin isn’t always graceful — and these 4 hard truths might surprise you. But if you’re serious about improving, ...
This series, which opened May 2 with singer-songwriter Cam Clark, continues every first Friday (except ... so watch Arts Notes for the next series of outdoor concerts. The Williamsburg Youth ...
Clothed in a white robe with a red yoke, her face illuminated by the small lamp above her sheet music ... of James Weldon Johnson’s hymn, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which encourages ...
Photo by Stuart Sudak Nevaeh “Vivi” Vilella stood before the camera, her shimmering dress catching the light, her voice carrying through the room. As the first notes of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” ...
No one will judge you,” IN UNISON director and the evening’s conductor Kevin McBeth told the audience after the show’s opening performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” “Although if ...
The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873 ...
Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have included a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn penned in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a civil rights ...
“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson, who later bought a home and writing cabin off Alford Road in Great ...
Big things, like the annexation of Greenland. Little things — like a song. "Lift Every Voice and Sing," celebrating its 125th anniversary on Feb. 12, is one of only about 20 million flashpoints ...