{"id":16199,"date":"2020-02-21T01:31:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T01:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=16199"},"modified":"2020-02-29T01:48:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T01:48:34","slug":"will-the-circle-be-unbroken-the-sacred-music-of-the-african-diaspora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/will-the-circle-be-unbroken-the-sacred-music-of-the-african-diaspora\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Will the Circle Be Unbroken &#8211; The Sacred Music of the African Diaspora&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 9, 2020 &#8211; I attended exhibit, celebrations, and performances at the CSUDH Gerth Archives and Special Collections and the Georgia and Nolan Payton Sacred Music Archive titled\u00a0Will the Circle Be Unbroken -The Sacred Music of the African Diaspora-curated by Beth McDonald and Greg Williams at CSUDH Library Cultural Arts Center. The gospel music exhibit and archive is an invaluable resource. The program celebrated Sallyanne Payton founding sponsor of the African Diaspora Sacred Music and Musicians program and the Georgia and Nolan Payton Archive of Sacred Music), Dr. Hansonia Caldwell (professor emeritus of music at CSUDH, pianist, choral director, author) and 100th birthday of Albert McNeil (choral conductor, ethnomusicologist, author, professor emeritus of Music at University of California, Davis,\u00a0founder of Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers.<\/p>\n<p>Soprano Marlaina Owens opened the program with two songs and The Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers shared a mini concert. The exhibit will be open at least until August 2020 at California State University Dominguez Hills Library-Cultural Arts Center (CSUDH LIB). See pic 1 Dr. Albert McNeil and 100th birthday cake. pic 2 robe worn by Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers during 1970 International tour that included performance at Church of All Nations in Jerusalem, Israel.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='dt-gallery-container gallery galleryid-16199 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover rollover-zoom dt-pswp-item\" title=\"Albert McNeil with his 100th birthday cake\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"322\" data-large_image_height=\"400\"href='https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Albert-McNeil-cake-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Albert-McNeil-cake-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16202\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16202'>\n\t\t\t\t\tAlbert McNeil with his 100th birthday cake \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover rollover-zoom dt-pswp-item\" title=\"mcNeil uniforms_robe\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"190\" data-large_image_height=\"400\"href='https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mcNeil-uniforms_robe.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mcNeil-uniforms_robe-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16201\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16201'>\n\t\t\t\t\trobe worn by Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers robe, 1970 Internationaltour\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover rollover-zoom dt-pswp-item\" title=\"Reception-Flyer\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"612\" data-large_image_height=\"792\"href='https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Reception-Flyer.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Reception-Flyer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16200\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16200'>\n\t\t\t\t\tWill the Circle Be Unbroken -The Sacred Music of the African Diaspora flyer\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>See pic 1 Dr. Albert McNeil and 100th birthday cake. pic 2 robe worn by Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers during 1970 International tour that included performance at Church of All Nations in Jerusalem, Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 9, 2020 &#8211; I attended exhibit, celebrations, and performances at the CSUDH Gerth Archives and Special Collections and the Georgia and Nolan Payton Sacred Music Archive titled\u00a0Will the Circle Be Unbroken -The Sacred Music of the African Diaspora-curated by Beth McDonald and Greg Williams at CSUDH Library Cultural Arts Center. 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