Movin' On Up a Little Higher: From Mahalia to Mariah

Event Details

When
06/03/2007 - 10:15am
Where
3773 N Macarthur Rd
Decatur, IL, 62526-1456
United States
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County: 
Macon
Fee: 
Free. Open to the Public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Decatur
Where
3773 N Macarthur Rd
Decatur, IL, 62526-1456
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Macon
Fee: 
Free. Open to the Public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Decatur
A Road Scholar program by Patricia Williams-Lessane

This program surveys the history of Gospel Music. From its development in music and lyric form under the likes of Thomas A. Dorsey and Mahalia Jackson, to modern-day Rhythm and Gospel hits, like Kirk Franklin's "Stomp" and Yolanda Adams's "Victory," learn how this cultural form has become a mainstay of American urban radio.

For more information contact Mark Sorensen, 217.428-6850.