Who is fisk jubilee singers

Grant at the White House. In the group toured Europe for the first time. Funds raised that year were used to construct the school's first permanent building, Jubilee Hall. Today Jubilee Hall, a designated National Historic Landmark, is one of the oldest structures on campus.

The beautiful Victorian Gothic building houses a floor-to-ceiling portrait of the original Jubilee Singers, commissioned by Queen Victoria during their tour, as a gift from England to the college. More recently, the Tennessee Arts Commission used its American Masterpieces funds from the National Endowment for the Arts to produce a detailed teacher's guide focusing on the important history of the Fisk Jublilee Singers and the African American spiritual.

In July at the invitation of the U. Your Email. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Read More. Our Music On November 16, , a group of unknown singers — all but two former slaves and many still in their teens — arrived at Oberlin College in Ohio to perform before a national convention of ministers … it was one of the first public performances of the secret music African Americans sang in the fields and behind closed doors for generations.

Performances The Singers perform at venues across the country. Fisk Jubilee Singers enjoy a rich history dating back to and the establishment of the Fisk school ….