The Scholars

The Marian Anderson Historical Society Scholars Program & Foundation

The National Marian Anderson Museum promotes Marian Anderson's beautiful Legacy through displaying unique Exhibitionism and imagery from her life, the society seeks to spread Anderson’s music and humanitarianism throughout the world. In addition to that The National Marian Anderson Museum Scholar Arts Program supports young Classical, Opera, Theatrical , Musical, and Visual Artists from around the world. These artists perform regularly at events that the society sponsors, as they continue to go throughout the world in great prominent positions of success in the Arts. The National Marian Anderson Museum also partners with the Arts Empowerment Project to provide education, development and performance for all Children in the Arts in the Tri-State Area.

Kevin Thompson

The young American Bass Kevin Thompson is rapidly emerging as that rare breed of Basso Profundo possessing a commanding stage presence and a voice with extraordinary range, depth, and color. The excitement his performances generate has captured international acclaim: “A mountain of a voice, with resonance from the Escorial of Philip II, the throne of Boris Godunov, and the majestic court of Sarastro. Thompson delivered all the goods.” (SanFrancisco Classical Voice); from The Italian Voice, “…thrilling, huge, cavernous with a full round register and profound interpretive gifts that evoke memories of Paul Robeson and Boris Christoff rolled into one".The 2013-14 season will include several exciting roles such as Mephistopheles, Oroveso, and Ramfis. He will make his South American debut as Mephistopheles in Faust with Fundación Teatro Nacional Sucre in Ecuador and sing return engagements with Knoxville Opera as Oroveso in Norma and Crespel, Schlemil, and Luther in Les Contes de Hoffmann. Additionally, he will sing the role of Ramfis in Aida for the Bob Jones University Opera Series and perform the Verdi Requiem with the Idaho State Civic Symphony. Highlights of the 2011/13 seasons for Mr. Thompson were his role and company debuts with opera Santa Barbara as Ramfis in Francesca Zambello’s production of Aida; debut with Ash Lawn Opera Festival as Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte; debuts in he roles of Lodovico in and Dr. Grenvil in La Traviata with Knoxville Opera; and, a debut with Music in the Mountains Summer Festival in California in the Verdi Requiem.The 2010-11 sesason included a return to New York City Opera singing Ned in Treemonisha; a concert with Sarasota Opera; his Carnegie Hall debut with the American Symphony Orchestra in the US Premiere of Haggadah shel Pesah(Passover in Exile) by Dessau; the Verdi Requiem in his debut with the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra; Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with Queens CollegeChoral Society; Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni with Shreveport Opera and Mr. Thompson won the Audience Favorite Prize at the Sun Valley Competition. In 2009-10, Mr. Thompson made his German debut as an ensemble member of Opera Kiel where he performed as Il Re in Aida, Hans Schwartz in Die Meistersinger, covered Méphistophélès in Faust, and concluded the season with critical acclaim at his farewell recital: “He has a voluminous bass with its exquisite overtone-rich timbres and rafter-shaking
sonority.”(Kieler Nachrichten). His Munich debut was at the Gasteig with the Biennale Modern Music Festival in the world premiere of Die Weisse Fürstin. During the 2008-09 season, Mr. Thompson debuted at New YorkCity Opera as Martel in Troubled Island and with Augusta Opera as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd. He was awarded top prizes in 2009 at the Liederkranz Foundation, by the Florida Grand Opera, and with Career Bridges. Mr.Thompson's other operatic roles have included Sparafucile in Rigoletto,Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni, Colline in La Bohème, Frank Maurrant in Weill's Street Scene, Grandpa Moss in Copland's Tender Land, Le Bailli in Massenet's Werther, and the Jailer in Tosca. He has sung under the baton of conductors Julius Rudel, Edoardo Muller, Andreas Delfs, Alexander Kalajdzic, Grant Gershon, Leon Botstien, Mark Flint, Dean Williamson and David Zinmin. Mr. Thompson is at home on both the opera and concert stage. He has appeared in tours throughout Europe and Russia. He has also sung the Bass solos in such choral works as Mozart Requiem, Handel's Messiah, Stravinsky's Les Noces, Haydn's The Creation, and the Lord Nelson Mass. American concert appearances include at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Library of Congress, Barns of Wolftrap, the Pentagon, and with the United States Naval Academy Band. A native of Washington, D.C., Mr. Thompson is an alumnus of San Francisco Opera’s prestigious Merola Program, The Juilliard School in New York, Dolora Zajick’s Institute for Dramatic Young Voices, AIMS Graz (American Institute of Musical Studies) and Aspen Music Festival. He is the recipient of numerous awards including those from the National Symphony Competition, the Don Giovanni International Competition, the Meistersinger Competition, Marian Anderson Scholar, the Paul Robeson Competition, and the Rosa Ponselle Competition. As a permanent part of the Smithsonian Institute's Hirschorn Gallery in Washington,D.C., Mr. Thompson is featured singing “Old Man River” in an audio walk artwork exhibit entitled Words Drawn in Water by artist Janet Cardiff.

Carolyn Coleman

Carolyn D. Coleman, a native of Jackson, Mississippi, earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in marketing and business administration from Jackson State University. A winner of numerous awards and competitions, she has repeatedly captivated audiences with her warm and powerful voice. Her musical accomplishments include first-place awards in the 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1995 National Association of Teachers of Singers competition. She also has received awards from the Metropolitan Opera National Council. In the summer of 2002, she was awarded the William Warden Scholarship from the International School of Performing Arts in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Salzburg Festival, and throughout Germany with the Grace Bumbry Black Heritage Vocal Ensemble. Coleman also has performed as a soloist with the Leigh Morris Chorale and the Plymouth Music Series in the world premiere of Ties that Bind, with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra under Crafton Beck, and the Greenville Symphony Orchestra under Theodore Wiltsie. She has performed the role of the Second Lady in the Magic Flute with Opera South, Inc.

Tanisha Anderson

Tanisha Anderson is a Grammy Award winning Mezzo-Soprano who has sung throughout the East Coast and in Europe with companies such as Opera Philadelphia, The Princeton Festival, The Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds (Charleston, SC & Spoleto, Italy), Berks Opera, Tapestry, Vox Ama Deus Ensemble, Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, and NY Choral Society. Ms. Anderson has performed under such conductors as Riccardo Muti, Steven Mecurio, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Robert Shaw, Joseph Flummerfelt, Donald Nally, Kurt Masur, Jaap Van Zweden, Kensho Watanabe and Yannick Nézet- Séguin in such places as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fischer Hall, The Academy of Music, McCarter Theater and The Kimmel Center. Performances of note include the Bejiing Modern Music Program, the Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala, American Ballet Theater’s performance of Sibelius’ The Tempest, Christmas at Carnegie Hall, and as an ensemble member on Decca's recording of Pagliacci under the direction of Riccado Muti, featuring Luciano Pavarotti in the title role. In 2014, Ms Anderson became a member of the renowned group The Crossing , and under the direction of Donald Nally, joined a world premiere recording of Gavin Bryar’s The Fifth Century, which won the 2018 Grammy for Best Choral Performance. In 2019, Ms Anderson along with The Crossing and The New York Philharmonic, under Jaap Van Zweden to perform the world premiere of Julia Wolfe’ Fire In My Mouth, which will be released on Decca August 30, 2019. Currently Ms Anderson sings with The Crossing, Vox Ama Deus Ensemble, Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, Opera Philadelphia and at Trinity St. John’s Episcopal Church. Ms Anderson was a proud ensemble member in the Spoleto Festival's special anniversary production of Porgy and Bess and sang the role of Tia Isabel in Capitol Opera Richmond’s production of Felipe de Leon’ Opera Noli Me Tangere and covered the role of Tisbe in Berks Opera.

Ronald Campbell

A native of Macon, Georgia, Ronald Campbell received a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from Concordia College in Bronxville, New York and a Masters of Fine Arts from Howard University in Washington, DC. Mr. Campbell has worked with world-renowned coaches and accompanists including the late Betty Allen and Sylvia Olden Lee, Andrew Frierson, William Ray and Gracie Jones. Mr. Campbell specializes in opera, musical theater, and African-American spirituals and hymns. He has performed in Handel’s Messiah at The Kennedy Center and also with Bethesda Symphony Orchestra. As an Artist in Residence at the Marian Anderson Music Guild, Mr. Campbell is often seen on their concert programs. Other performance venues include St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in New York and Ethical Society of Philadelphia. In addition, Mr. Campbell’s Washington, DC venues voice of the Tollbooth; Metropolitan Repertory Opera in Washington, DC in Verdi’s Il Trovatore as Count Di Luna; and the Civic Light Opera of Seattle in the musicals Ragtime by Stephen Flaherty and High Society by Cole Porter. In summer 2014, Mr. Campbell will be performing with the new Maryland Lyric Opera. include the Charles Sumner Museum; Hines Lee Opera Gala at the Arc Theater; and Willard Intercontinental for a 50th Anniversary Commemorative Concert for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on a program with Denyce Graves. Mr. Campbell has performed with Northern Virginia Opera in The Phantom Tollbooth as the voice of the Tollbooth; Metropolitan Repertory Opera in Washington, DC in Verdi’s Il Trovatore as Count Di Luna; and the Civic Light Opera of Seattle in the musicals Ragtime by Stephen Flaherty and High Society by Cole Porter. In summer 2014, Mr. Campbell will be performing with the new Maryland Lyric Opera.

Terrance Hart

Terrance is a native of Philadelphia and a graduate of Morgan State University where he received his B.A. in Voice. While at Morgan he sang with the Morgan State University Choir under the direction of Dr. Nathan Carter and Dr. Eric Conway. Terrance studied for 3 years under Samuel Bonds and currently studies under Baritone Vincent D. Stringer. Terrance has performed with the Opera Company of Philadelphia (now Opera Philly), Curtis Opera Theatre, and Opera Delaware. Last year Terrance appeared the Mile Long Opera’s 7:00 which was performed on the High Line in Manhattan. Terrance has also been seen in many musicals around the Philadelphia area. His credits include Ragtime (Booker T. Washington) and Dream: A Phonograph Musical. Other credits include Bessie Smith: Empress of Blues (Clarence), Eddie (Sweaty Eddie) in Sister Act at Haddonfield Plays and Players, Dream girls (C.C.), Les Miserables (Grantaire), Joseph…Dreamcoat (ensemble), Hairspray (ensemble), and Aida (Mereb). He is very honored to be a member of the Marian Anderson Society Scholar Artist Program.

Claude Finger

Gabriel Bey

Jillian Patricia Pirtle

Jillian Patricia Pirtle is an American Stage & Opera Artist with her roots in Philadelphia. Jillian's range as an artist includes vocalist, actress, model, dancer, television personality and licensed historian. Jillian received her formal training from the High School of Creative and Performing, during that time Jillian was introduced to the life and legacy of the great Marian Anderson and was selected by the founder of the Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society (the treasured non-profit organization that has existed for 25 years and is the heartbeat of Marian Anderson's life and legacy) Lady Blanche Burton Lyles to become a National Marian Anderson Scholar Artist. Jillian received her BFA Degree in Musical Theater & Operatic Performance from the University of the Arts in 2004. Jillian also holds a degree in History & is a licensed Historian with the state of Pennsylvania. With Jillian’s Aspirations and Goals of starring on Broadway & The Metropolitan Opera, Jillian has starred in several treasured Operas and Musicals throughout the United States including Porgy & Bess (Bess), La Boheme (Muzetta), Gianni Scicci (Zeta), ‘Purlie’ (Luttliebelle), ‘Ragtime’ (Sarah), Thoroughly Modern Millie’ (Muzzy Van Hosmere) ‘Hair’ (Dionne), ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Nell), ‘The Mikado’ (Katisha), ‘Working’ (Maggie Holmes), ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ (Crystal), ‘Loves Labours Lost’ (Jaquenetta) and ‘Funny House of A Negro’ (Funny Lady/Land Lady) to name a few. Jillian is also a State and National Pageant Winner. Jillian is the CEO of the National Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society and is honored to be the keeper of the treasured legacy of our great Marian Anderson and the youngest owner of a National Historical Site in the United States. Such a passioned and awesome responsibility includes the leadership of the non-profit organization, the creation and direction of programming for both the Marian Anderson Museum exhibits and the Marian Anderson Scholar Artists and Arts Empowerment Programs. Jillian is also the Founder and CEO of Royal One Productions LLC Entertainment Company and is the Host of the National Arts In Color Television Show.

Paula Newberry

Praised by the Russian River Times for having a “powerful voice,” Soprano, Paula Newberry, has appeared with opera companies, symphony orchestras, professional music organizations and churches throughout the United States, Italy, Germany and Austria. A native of Memphis, TN and a recipient of a Marian Anderson Vocal Scholarship along with many other vocal scholarships and grants,
her career has taken her to Carnegie Hall, Mozarteum Internationale Sommerakademie Universität (Salzburg, Austria), Spoleto Vocal Arts Symposium (Spoleto, Italy), The Benjamin Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, PA), The Gateways Music Festival (Rochester, NY), San Francisco Bay Area’s prestigious Art Museums, The Cannon Center, Germantown and Buckman Performing Arts Centers, Rhodes College and Rust College and more. She has performed with Opera Memphis, Como Opera Guild, Central Florida Lyric Opera, Petaluma Opera, San Francisco Children’s Lilliput Players, The Jenner Theater, Harrell Theater, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Germantown Symphony Orchestra and many more. Most recently, in 2021, Ms. Newberry started her own opera company, entitled “Rainbow Opera Enterprises.” The company will make its opera debut in
August of 2023. Her opera roles have included Gilda in Rigoletto, Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Amina in La Sonnambula (understudy), Oscar in Un ballo en maschera, The First Spirit in Die Zauberflöte, Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare, The Dew Fairy and The Sandman in Hänsel und Gretel, Despina in Cosi fan tutte, Blonde in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Giannetta in L’elisir d’amore and Treemonisha in Treemonisha. Her concert repertoire includes opera, operetta, German lieder,
French, Italian, Spanish Art Songs, Broadway, Musical Theater and African-American Spirituals. Ms. Newberry has also served as a Classical Radio Broadcast Host where she hosted Morning and Afternoon Classics Radio programs at Arkansas State’s, KASU FM 91.9. She has a private voice studio focusing on
opera role and audition preparation, foreign language coaching and ESL for non-native speakers of English. Paula Newberry completed her first Bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and
Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Communications/Journalism and Voice) and her second Bachelor’s degree from LeMoyne Owen College. Additional vocal performance and Graduate studies include Certificates from Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum Salzburg, Memphis Opera and Song Academy,
Altamura/Caruso Summer Opera Theater, University of Memphis and Arkansas State University. Her various awards and grants include The Marian Anderson Historical Society Vocal Scholarship, The Anna Sosenko Assist Trust Grant, IBLA
Grand Prize International Music Competition (invitation), Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts, Spoleto Vocal Arts Symposium, Music Export Memphis, Queens Opera Alternate Finalist, Attorney Theodore Medlin Vocal Grant, Beethoven and Etude Club Grants, Bellevue Baptist Bailey Music Vocal Scholarships, Congressional Scholarship from former Congressman, Harold Ford, Sr., to Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music.

Regina Smith

Praised for her soulful multi-octave sultry voice, Regina A Smith has established herself to be one of Philadelphia’s most admired talents. She has been greeted with exceptional accolades by some of the Nations great Leaders such as President Bill Clinton, the Honorable Reverend Jesse Jackson, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson and more. Reginas Repertoire ranges from Operatic, to Jazz, from Gospel to Neo Soul in styling. Regina received her foundation and education at the Famed Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts and The University of the Arts where she majored in Vocal Performance. Some of Regina’s many credits include the International Tour of Donald B. Welches “Hallelujah Mahalia”, Star Recitaling featured in audience of President William Jefferson Clinton, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Cardinal Anthony Bevolaqua , The National Baptist Convention, The National NAACP Convention and many more. Regina realizes that her name means Queen and she achieves that title through her Art and her Spirit daily.

Martin Hargrove

Bass Martin Hargrove has performed Opera, Musical Theater, Recitals and Concerts throughout the US, Europe, Canada, and South America. His operatic roles include Colline, in La Boheme, Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Sparafucile and Monterone in Rigoletto, Angelotti in Tosca, Jake in Porgy and Bess, Zarostro and the Speaker in Die Zauberflote, Masetto and Il Comendatore in Don Giovanni, and Colatinus in The Rape of Lucretia. In Oratorio Concerts he has performed Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, The Faure Requiem, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Mozart’s Reqiem, the Schubert Mass in G, Haydn’s Creation, many Bach Cantatas, and Alice Parker’s Sermon on the Mountain. His recitals often feature German Lieder, American and British Folksongs, Negro Spirituals, and Broadway Selections. Educated at Westminster Choir College, and Trenton State College, Martin is also an active church soloist, lecturer, and music workshop leader.

Michael Leland

Producer/Director/Choreographer/Writer/Actor/Singer has garnered critical acclaim from everyone from The New York Times and Village Voice to Stage Magazine and the Philadelphia Inquirer. His production of Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide /When the Rainbow Is Enuf by ntozake shange on Times Square in New York City garnered favorable reviews from The New York Times, Village Voice, among others and inspired the New York Amsterdam News to write:The fresh organic staging results in a profoundly thrilling new work. The director Michael LeLand usually ignores old stage directions and creates scenes that are totally new and vividly compelling. It is the dynamic craft of the actors in tune with the unique direction that sends this performance into a class by itself beyond the average Broadway revival.The production is planned to open on Broadway in the spring of 2016.In April 1998, Lincoln Center Theatre named Mr. LeLand to the Directors Lab. Mr. LeLand has produced over forty theatrical productions and ran Theatre Double’s two-theatre complex on Walnut Street in Philadelphia for four years Mr. LeLand has helped developed a dozen new plays that have received professional productions, including Langston Hughes: An American Celebration, Theatre Double’s Just The Boys, Theatre Double’s Jason and Medea, Theatre Double's . And The Sky Can Still Fall on Our Heads, Slipping by Yvonne Delet, Gypsy Wagon by Ed Shockley, The Ballad of Mistah Jack by J. Rufus Caleb. He also developed and, wrote lyrics for, and the full length children’s musicals The Witch and the Magic Mountain , Nsume Namlou: The Stories of My People, ,Magic Bookshop: The Snow Queen and The Magic Bookshop Inside the World of Jack and the Beanstalk. Mr. LeLand helped create Just the Boys, A Theatre Double collaboration published by Simon and Schuster in Action: the Nuyorican Poet’s Café Theatre Festival. Portions of his production, The Witch and the Magic Mountain, produced by Freedom Theatre, were performed at the Barrymore Awards and for Mayor of Philadelphia, Edward Rendell.

Zaki Haggins

Zaki Haggins is a native Philadelphian and has been thriving in the Arts since his attendance at the Julia R. Masterman School. While Zaki continues to pursue his higher education in Arts & Composition, he has become an accomplished artist on the rise. Zaki is a multiple award winner as a Vocalist as well as an National Merit Scholar Award Winner and National Achievement Scholarship recipient. For years Zaki has participated in Tri-State Area Symphonies and has traveled abroad as well. Zaki has a firm belief in Social Responsibility and Justice.

Lily Kass

Soprano Lily Kass is a choral singer and soloist. She has sung the roles of Belinda in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Ino in Eccles’ Semele. She premiered Philadelphia composer Erica Ball’s song cycle babblings of the moon in 2013. Lily served as the director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Rodin Opera Scenes Ensemble, a group that she co-founded, from 2014-2019, coaching singers of all levels of experience in the operatic repertoire. Lily earned her PhD in Music History from the University of Pennsylvania in 2017, and she currently teaches film music and opera history courses at Temple University and Johns Hopkins University.

Gregory Greene

Steven Browne

Master Baritone and Pianist Steven Browne is very humbled to be inducted into the Marian Anderson as a scholar. Steven holds a Bachelor's Degree in classical piano/voice and theater at Temple University and has recently received his Master's Degree in Elementary Education at Holy Family University in Philadelphia. Steven has had the honor of performing at some of the finest venues in the world including The Kimmel Center and The Academy of Music in Philadelphia and Carnegie Hall in New York. I love performing with various theatres in the area including Bridge Players, Actor's Net, Footlighter's , Jenkintown Music Theatre, The Savoy Opera Company, The Pennsbury Chorus and the Philadelphia Opera Company. Some of my favorite roles are Jim (Big River), Big Daddy (Sweet Charity), Booker T Washington (Ragtime, the Musical), The Man (CROWNS), Jesus (Song of Mark), Charlemagne (Pippin), and The MC (Chicago). I love singing in large choirs with orchestras.

The National Marian Anderson Historical Society Artist Scholars In Performance & News

Marian Anderson Scholar Artists In Performance

The National Marian Anderson Museum and Historical Society would like to humbly thank our National Marian Anderson Scholar Artists for participating in the historic moment for our country with the 80th Anniversary of our great Marian Andersons Lincoln Memorial Concert in 1939, which took place on April 19th 2019 at the Independence Visitor Center Theatre.

The National Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society would like to sincerely Thank everyone who attended and supported our beloved fall concert in our 2018 concert season of 'Marian A Soul In Song Spirituals'. The spirit of our great Marian Anderson was with us and it was a concert for the ages. We express deep appreciation and gratitude for Dr. Kenneth Anderson and the National Martin Luther King Community Choir in joining our exceptional MA Scholar Artists in performance, to our fantastic orchestral coordinators Mr. Ben Hemsley and Mrs. Christine Mello, to the hospitality of the historic Shiloh Baptist Church, SOSNA, Mrs. Lauren Summers and to the dedication of our Marian Anderson Museum Members, Board and Committee. We ask that you continue to support the efforts of the Marian Anderson Museum as we work to keep the Living Musical Legacy meaningfully successful. Become a Member, Donate, Support, Give and Make A Difference, Call our offices @ 215-779-4219 and visit www.marianandersonhistoricalsociety.weebly.com

The National Marian Anderson Museum could not be more proud of our very own exceptional Marian Anderson Scholar Artist Basso Kevin Thompson , who on September 22nd 2018 delivered a marvelous performance of 'King Solomon' with the Odyssey Opera of Boston MA Opera "La Reine De Saba". The reviews are in and this is just one of the many celebrated reviews for his dynamic portrayal;
- "the singing of bass Kevin Thompson proved an audience favorite. It is a true basso, with a superhuman low register and a voluminous sound. He was the only cast member who was consistently audible in all the registers of his voice."
EDGE Media Network Contributor
By Ed Tapper
Monday Sep 24, 2018
We are so proud and excited for what you are achieving and everything that there is to come.

The National Marian Anderson Museum invites you to attend an Extraordinary Concert "Spring Favorites' featuring our remarkable National Marian Anderson Scholar Artist Baritone/Bass Ronald Campbell. This is a Lovely concert event that you don't want to miss on May 15th 2018 1pm at the Philadelphia Senior Center Theater 509 S. Broad Street Philadelphia Pa 19147 with Free Admission. Be Inspired and Support the Artists.

Lucia Di Lammermoor

The University Opera Association presents Donizetti’s tale of love, betrayal, and madness—one of opera’s most melodic scores—with guest artists National Marian Anderson Scholar Bass Kevin Thompson starring as Raimondo
Feb. 27, Mar. 1 & 3, 2018

The National Marian Anderson Museum is honored to be in Partnership with the Outstanding Project 440 Organization. We are expanding the Living Musical Legacy. Click on the icon to learn more about Project 440.

Marian Anderson Scholar Artists In The News

The National Marian Anderson Museum and Historical Society would like to humbly thank Cherri Gregg and KYW News Radio CBS for affording us the opportunity to speak of the historic moment for our country with the 80th Anniversary of our great Marian Andersons Lincoln Memorial Concert in 1939.

What a triumphant day for the National Marian Anderson Museum. We were humbly honored to co-host this historic event with the United States Department of the Interior as the historic mural created in 1943 by Mitchell Jamison showcasing Marian Andersons historic 1939 Lincoln Memorial Concert was deemed on this first day of February 2018 as a National Historic Landmark under the National African American Civil Rights Act. We would sincerely like to Thank Secretary Ryan Zinke, The United States Department of the Interior, Deputy John Bockmeir, Desmond Herzfelder and family, the Roosevelt Family, the President of the DAR, Howard University, the NAACP, Philadelphia St. John Nuemann & Goretti High school and band and everyone who made this historic day possible. May we ever preserve the Musical Legacy.

The National Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society Celebrates our Marian Anderson Scholar Artist Baritone/Bass Ronald Campbell on his exceptional Concert Performance in Tribute to Paul Robeson. This beautiful concert was presented by the CAAPA organization (Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts) on Sunday and featured the sacred spirituals of the beloved Paul Robeson. Congratulations Ronald Campbell & accompanist Lore Constantine

The National Marian Anderson Museum congratulates Marian Anderson Scholar Artist Soprano Jillian Patricia Pirtle for her outstanding performance with the Philadelphia Freedom Band in the National Martin Luther King Tribute Concert. BRAVO!