{"id":1354,"date":"2017-03-17T05:15:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T09:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2026-07-13T22:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:41:50","slug":"concert-choir-honors-tubman-and-fitzgerald-april-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/concert-choir-honors-tubman-and-fitzgerald-april-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert Choir honors Tubman and Fitzgerald April 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/219\/2021\/09\/Concert-Choir-1-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1355\" width=\"610\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/219\/2021\/09\/Concert-Choir-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/219\/2021\/09\/Concert-Choir-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/219\/2021\/09\/Concert-Choir-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/219\/2021\/09\/Concert-Choir-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Concert Choir at Harriet Tubman Visitor Ctr. opening. Photo: MDNR<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, March 17, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Maryland Eastern Shore pays tribute to \u201ctwo American icons of history and culture,\u201d Harriet Tubman and Ella Fitzgerald, at its April 2 Concert Choir performance, said Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston, director.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 4 p.m. concert is free and will be performed in the university&#8217;s performing arts center, the Ella Fitzgerald Center, named after the jazz singer.&nbsp; Fitzgerald attended the Oct. 27, 1974 dedication of the building.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The timing couldn&#8217;t be more appropriate, Harleston said, for recognizing the women.&nbsp; The choir recently performed at grand opening ceremonies for the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center near Cambridge, Md. and the nation observes the centennial celebration of Ella Fitzgerald&#8217;s birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;On Fitzgerald&#8217;s birthday, April 25, UMES also will observe the milestone with a jazz celebration in her honor.&nbsp; A noon lecture, a 4 p.m. master class, a 7 p.m. concert and other activities are planned throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cAlthough the nature of their achievements differed, music was a common denominator in their success,\u201d Harleston said. \u201cTubman, known as the &#8216;Moses of her people,&#8217; used the words of Negro spirituals as codes in guiding slaves to freedom and Fitzgerald, known as the &#8216;Queen of Scat,&#8217; was a pioneer among black female vocalists, especially jazz artists.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concert will also feature Dr. Devonna Rowe, soprano-a recent addition to UMES&#8217; music faculty.&nbsp; Admission is free at the door.&nbsp; Call 410-651-UMES for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gail Stephens, assistant director, UMES Office of Public Relations, 410-651-7580.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, March 17, 2017 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore pays tribute to \u201ctwo American icons of history and culture,\u201d Harriet Tubman and Ella Fitzgerald, at its April 2 Concert Choir performance, said Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston, director.&nbsp; The 4 p.m. concert is free and will be performed in the university&#8217;s performing arts center, the&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/concert-choir-honors-tubman-and-fitzgerald-april-2\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Concert Choir honors Tubman and Fitzgerald April 2<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-1354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1354"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=1354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}