When Marian Sang

WHEN MARIAN SANG: A Celebration of the Life of Marian Anderson

When Marian Sang, is a program centered around the young adult friendly book, When Marian Sang, by Pam Muñoz Ryan, which tells the life story of Marian Anderson, the first Black opera singer to sing a principal role at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955.

This book incorporates the lyrics to several spirituals, and “My Country Tis Of Thee,” which she sang at her famous performance at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. in 1939.

In this program, some of Nashville’s best classically trained Black singers perform all of the musical selections incorporated in this book, as the book is narrated.

Thank you to Nashville Opera’s sponsors and the Tennessee Arts Commission for their support of this project.

Artists

Tour Dates

• Tuesday, Feb 4, at 12 PM
  Nashville State Community College - 120 White Bridge Rd., Nashville, TN, 37209
  Building H Auditorium, Room 105 (Click here for Directions)
  
  
• Thursday, Feb 13, at 12 PM
  MTSU's Wright Music Building, 1439 Faulkenberry Dr., Murfreesboro, TN, 37130
  
  Guests will be able to park free of charge in the parking lot just in front of the music building.  The parking lot is on Faulkenberry Drive between the front of the Wright Music Building and the left field fence of the baseball stadium, across the street from the music building.
  
  
• Saturday, Feb 15, at 11 AM
  Tennessee State Museum - 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd., Nashville, TN, 37208
  
  
• Thursday, Feb 20, at 3 PM
  Fisk University - Appleton Room - 1000 17th Ave. N, Nashville, TN, 37208
  This performance will be open to the public.
  
  
• Thursday, Mar 6 - at 4 PM
  Belmont University (limited seating available) - 1900 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN, 37212
  
  
• Friday, Mar 7, at 7 PM
  The Clement Railroad Museum - 100 Frank Clement Pl, Dickson, TN 37055
  
  
• Saturday, Mar 8 - at 7:30pm
  Downtown Presbyterian Church (part of Arts Crawl) - 154 Rep. John Lewis Way N, Nashville, TN, 37219
  
  
• Sunday, Mar 9, at 3 PM
  National Museum of African American Music - 510 Broadway, Nashville, TN, 37203
  
  
• Tuesday, Mar 11, at 2 PM
  Nashville Public Library North Branch  - 1001 Monroe St, Nashville, TN 37208