Why Battle & Norman's Spirituals Concert Mattered to NYC
Clip: Season 50 Episode 9 | 3m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Novelist and playwright Darryl Pinckney reflects on the concert's impact.
Novelist and playwright Darryl Pinckney discusses why Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s spirituals concert at Carnegie Hall mattered to NYC and the African American community.
Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Why Battle & Norman's Spirituals Concert Mattered to NYC
Clip: Season 50 Episode 9 | 3m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Novelist and playwright Darryl Pinckney discusses why Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s spirituals concert at Carnegie Hall mattered to NYC and the African American community.
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Composer Evelyn Simpson Curenton on "Spirituals in Concert"
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The Magic of Spirituals Preview
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Glimpse behind the curtain at Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert. (30s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...