Women composers
She was a mentor to Margaret Bonds
Who is Florence Price?
He was a minister from Atlanta, GA and wrote the famous “I Have a Dream” speech
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
He was the leader of the Harlem Renaissance and wrote the text for the poem “I Dream a World”
Who is Langston Hughes?
He studied with Nadia Boulanger
Who is Hailstork?
This composer was based in Chicago and composed a version of”The Year’s at the Spring”
Who is Lena McLin?
He was a valedictorian of Morehouse College and a spiritual mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who is Howard Thurman?
This decade was the start of the Harlem Renaissance
What is the 1920s?
This was the title of the collection of writings by Dr. Howard Thurman that was set to music by Jacqueline Hairston in her song cycle On Consciousness streams
What is “Meditations of the Heart”?
She was the first African American to perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Who is Margaret Bonds?
It is the song cycle by Adolphus Hailstork that is based on text by Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is Songs of Love and Justice?
The New York borough where the Harlem Renaissance was birthed
What is Manhattan?
It is the university where Margaret Bonds faced discrimination
What is Northwestern Universit?
She was based in Virginia and arranged the spiritual “Come Down Angels”
Who is Undine Smith Moore?
This decade was the start of the Civil Rights Movement
What are the 1950s?
This war caused the Harlem Renaissance to lose momentum
What is WWII?
This was the first poem by Langston Hughes that Margaret Bonds ever read
What is The Negro Speaks of Rivers?