{"id":627,"date":"2019-07-17T18:18:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/marianandersontribute\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:18:33","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:33","slug":"marianandersontribute","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/marianandersontribute\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 WCSU students to perform tribute to contralto great Marian Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Image<\/strong>DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Despite being a gifted contralto singer whose voice could still a crowd, Marian Anderson<\/a> was denied the opportunity to sing at a performance in Constitution Hall in 1939 by the Daughters of the American Revolution<\/a>. Three years later, after a scathing letter from Eleanor Roosevelt<\/a>, the DAR had a change of heart and Anderson performed and went on to become the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015<\/strong>, as part of Western Connecticut State University<\/a>\u2019s recognition of black history month, WCSU music students will perform a tribute to Anderson. The performance, at 12:30 p.m., will be free and the public is invited. It will be in the Veronica Hagman Concert Hal<\/a>l of the Visual and Performing Arts Center<\/a> on the university\u2019s Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. <\/p>\n

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Sponsored by the university\u2019s Center for Advancement of Culture and Values, chaired by WCSU Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Dr. Missy Alexander<\/a>, and the Department of Music<\/a>, the performance will replicate Anderson\u2019s Oct. 24, 1964, farewell performance at Constitution Hall<\/a>. Some 20 students will sing in the second performance and works will include Schubert\u2019s \u201cDer Doppelganger,\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s Got the Whole World in His Hands,\u201d and \u201cHear de Lam\u2019s A-Cryin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe students are very honored to do this,\u201d said Professor of Music Dr. Margaret Astrup<\/a>, who is in charge of the performances. \u201cI think they recognize the significance of this. Students are very aware of social inequalities, whether it\u2019s race or gender or economic. This is one way they can pay tribute to someone who made a difference in breaking down the barriers of classical music.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more information, contact the Office of University Relations at (203) 837-8486.<\/p>\n

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