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It’s been a tough few months. Now go outside, listen, and exhale. Not all of Philadelphia’s classical summer concerts are ...
DANBURY — Highlighted behind the glass of Huntington Hall’s exhibit cases is a collection of costumes worn by local legend Marian Anderson across the decades as part of the Danbury Museum’s ...
Classical singer and Black civil rights activist Marian Anderson, who was denied performing in the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Constitution Hall in segregated Washington, D.C., a year ...
Come next spring, before I step onto the stage of Marian Anderson Hall, I’ll be sure to take a moment to touch her photograph in the wings. I’ll think of everything she couldn’t know in 1939 ...
On Saturday, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts officially rededicated Verizon Hall as Marian Anderson Hall, the first major concert venue in the world to honor the late contralto, Civil ...
And of course, on that April day, Marian Anderson could never have dreamed that the renowned Philadelphia Orchestra, with whom she had made her hometown debut just two years earlier, would rename ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- From here on out, the Philadelphia Orchestra will perform at a concert hall that pays tribute to Civil Rights trailblazer and musical icon Marian Anderson.
Anderson, who was born in Philadelphia, sang that song on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial 85 years ago. It was after she was denied the stage at Constitution Hall because of her race.
Civic and arts leaders on Saturday officially dedicated the newly christened Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center. Formerly known as Verizon Hall, the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra is now ...
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