Eva Jessye
Musician, Composer
1895 – 1992
Who was Eva Jessye?
Eva Jessye was an African American who was the first black woman to receive international distinction as a professional choral conductor. She is notable as a choral conductor during the Harlem Renaissance, who created her own choral group featured widely in performance. Her professional influence extended for decades through her teaching as well. Her accomplishments in this field were historic for any woman. She collaborated in productions of groundbreaking works, directing her choir and working with Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein on Four Saints in Three Acts, and serving as musical director with George Gershwin on his innovative opera Porgy and Bess.
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- Born
- Jan 20, 1895
Coffeyville - Also known as
- Eva Alberta Jessye
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Langston University
- Western University (Kansas)
- Employment
- University of Michigan
- Died
- Feb 21, 1992
Ann Arbor
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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