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An Evening of Spirituals with Jacqueline Hairston

Presented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at University of California, Irvine - Winifred Smith Hall

May 30, 2009

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Claire Trevor School of the Arts and Department of Music Art Song and Artistry Series present An Evening of Spirituals with Jacqueline Hairston. Jacqueline Hairston, a cousin of the late composer and conductor Jester Hairston, is a pianist and composer who lives in Oakland, California. She received her musical training at the Juilliard School of Music, Howard University School of Music and her Masters in Music from Columbia University. Hairston has a special affinity for the spirituals and has written solo arrangements of spirituals for such noted artists as Leontyne Price, Kathleen Battle, Jubilant Sykes, Robert Sims, Ben Matthews, Grace Bumbry and William Warfield. As a continuing part of the California Singing tradition, UCI students will interface with this important, living composer, culminating the event with a concert of her works.

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    University of California, Irvine - Winifred Smith Hall

    West Peltason Drive
    Irvine, CA 92617

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    Tickets: Free Admission

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    May 30, 2009

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    Saturday 8:00pm

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    • Event Name: An Evening of Spirituals with Jacqueline Hairston
      "This Little Light of Hers Does Shine"
      Review posted by: Carol from Costa Mesa, CA, May 31, 2009
      

      Jacque Hairston was there as living history as the arranger of over 25 black spirituals--thus preserving this part of the black heritage in a beautiful way-- and sung by some of the finest I've ever... Expand

      Jacque Hairston was there as living history as the arranger of over 25 black spirituals--thus preserving this part of the black heritage in a beautiful way-- and sung by some of the finest I've ever heard. Many of the sopranos of UCI could even easily hit High C sharp. I just happen to enjoy black spirituals and she has done them justice by providing beautiful arrangements to each song. Many of the singers had great theatrical ability conveying some hardships of blacks in particular, but also of the hardships that happen to most of us in general. Collapse

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    • Event Name: An Evening of Spirituals with Jacqueline Hairston
      "This Little Light of Hers Does Shine"
      Review posted by: Carol from Costa Mesa, CA, May 31, 2009
      

      Jacque Hairston was there as living history as the arranger of over 25 black spirituals--thus preserving this part of the black heritage in a beautiful way-- and sung by some of the finest I've ever... Expand

      Jacque Hairston was there as living history as the arranger of over 25 black spirituals--thus preserving this part of the black heritage in a beautiful way-- and sung by some of the finest I've ever heard. Many of the sopranos of UCI could even easily hit High C sharp. I just happen to enjoy black spirituals and she has done them justice by providing beautiful arrangements to each song. Many of the singers had great theatrical ability conveying some hardships of blacks in particular, but also of the hardships that happen to most of us in general. Collapse

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