The University of Maryland Eastern Shore plays host to the “I, Too, Sing America” Choral Festival, which takes its name from the poem by the late poet and social activist Langston Hughes.
The Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts in Princess Anne fills with the heavenly voices of choristers from Bowie State and Delaware State universities, the University of the District of Columbia and UMES on April 6, at 4 p.m.
The choral director for the festival, Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston, director of choral activities and associate professor at UMES, points to the uniqueness of the event.
“It’s not a competition,” Harleston said. “The purpose is to provide a meaningful experience for the audience, as well as, an opportunity for the talented musicians to broaden their musical perspectives. It also serves to perpetuate the significance of the Negro spiritual and other genres of music.”
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