On Thursday, the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) announced that it will soon present an immersive Fisk Jubilee Singers exhibit. The exhibit, "Jubilation! Ambassadors on a Sacred ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn (WTVF) — The historic Fisk Jubilee Singers have left a mark on the world of music and education and are celebrating an impressive 152 years. To commemorate this milestone, a series of ...

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The Fisk Jubilee Singers have never sung gospel music as we know it, but modern gospel would have been impossible without them. In 1871, six years after the Civil War ended, the former slaves who were ...

Former Fisk Jubilee Singers Arica Ellis, Kimberly Fleming and George Cooper talked about their years in the iconic choir and how they feel about returning to the university for the Fisk Jubilee ...

Andrew Davis knew early on what his main extracurricular activity in college would be, well before the first day of school. “I wanted to be a part of the Fisk Jubilee Singers ever since high school,” ...

In recent years, efforts to diversify the Western musical canon have received plenty of attention. This Sunday, two groups committed to that mission will take the stage at Blumenthal Performing Arts’ ...

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After a year-long search, Fisk University has chosen a familiar voice to serve as the next director of the world-renowned Jubilee Singers. G. Preston Wilson, Jr., will take on the role in January, the ...

Fisk University opened in Nashville in 1866 as the first American university to offer a liberal arts education to “young men and women irrespective of color.” Five years later the school was in dire ...