Harry T. Burleigh Society
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Harry T. Burleigh Society
@burleighsoc
The Burleigh Society upholds his legacy for innovative black classical musicianship.
New York, NY Katılım Ocak 2017
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This quote truly transcends time and still feels relevant to today. It is from a proposed letter to Washington’s NAACP president from Dr. Woodson.
#cartergwoodson #blackhistory365 #blackhistorymonth

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We celebrate black classical musicianship everyday and especially during Black History Month✊🏾🖤💛.
📸Source: Jean E. Snyder, "Harry T. Burleigh: From the Spiritual to the Harlem Renaissance" page 208. Photo courtesy of the Burleigh family.
#bhm#harrytburleigh

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🕊️🖤
📸 source: @NMAAHC Howard Simmons, Johnson Publishing Company Archive, Courtesy Ford Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Smithsonian Institution.

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Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary
It's our Twitterversary! #HTBS

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From us at The Burleigh Society - Merry Christmas! We hope your Christmas is special and filled with good things 🎁💛🎄.
#christmas2021 #htbsociety

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It's Christmas Eve and we are still in the Christmas spirit, listening to Christmas spirituals.
🔉 on to listen to "Rise up shepherd and follow" performed by Kathleen Battle and The Boys Choir of Harlem, arranged by Robert Sadin.
#kathleenbattle #theboyschoirofharlem
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🔊Sound on! Christmas listening for you💛 "Behold that Star" arranged by H.T. Burleigh and performed by @AignerJonathan
#johnathanaigner #christmasspiritual
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💛🖤
Source: @blackarchivesco Handsworth, Birmingham. Self-portraits from the @handsworthselfportrait project by Brian Homer, Derek Bishton, and John Reardon (1979)

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Press play to listen to "Go Tell it on the Mountain/Go Tell it on de mountains" arranged by H.T. Burleigh performed by @dashonburton.
#dashonburton #blackexcellence
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"Lament," the debut CD of Baritone @SidneyOutlaw is available for preorder! With pianist Warren Jones, Outlaw continues his championing of Burleigh in this recording. Don't miss it!
emithastudios.limitedrun.com/categories/sid…
#sidneyoutlaw #warrenjones

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Celebrating Baritone Burleigh's birthday in his own words "feverently with joy". 🎉💛
Harry T. Burleigh, Composer
Christina Rossetti, Text
Source: @librarycongress
#Harrytburleigh #birthday

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We're still celebrating Burleigh and all of his works.
Harry T. Burleigh, Composer
Frank L. Stanton, Text
Source: @librarycongress

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The holidays are a time to be thankful and we're thankful for Burleigh and all of his works!
Harry T. Burleigh, Composer
Mary Blackwell Sterling, Text
Source: @librarycongress

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Surrounded by love💛🍂
📸 source: @GParksFound Untitled (Dr. Kenneth Clark), Harlem, New York, 1947
#thankful #gordonparksfoundation

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God bless our young black kings at all cost
📸 @GParksFound Untitled, Washington, D.C., 1942
#gordonparksfoundation #blackculture

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Happy Veteran's Day to all of our Veterans! We salute and appreciate you.
📸 source: Gordon Parks Foundation, Untitled (Squadron Leader Lt. Robert Tresville), Selfridge Field, Michigan, 1943
#veteransday #blackhistory #gordonparksfoundation #gordonparksphotography

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Happy Election Day! Press play to listen to "Go Down Moses", performed by Baritone Steven Kirby and Pianist Kamel Boutros arranged by Harry T. Burleigh.
#stevenkirby #kamelboutros #godownmoses #htbsociety
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