Hall Johnson collection, 1953-2001 (bulk 1953-1969)

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Hall Johnson collection, 1953-2001 (bulk 1953-1969)

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The Hall Johnson Collection contains a miscellaneous assortment of material including correspondence and news clippings regarding a workshop Johnson held in East St. Louis, Missouri in 1969; a letter to Katherine Dunham explains his need to give more time to the inexperienced chorus. There is a music book with some holographic music, a poem he authored "Changelessness" (1956), and a few notes. Collection also includes biographical notes and personal recollections written in 2001 by Madeline Preston, a friend and member of his choir, along with a letter Johnson wrote to her in 1956.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7958730

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Preston, Madeline,

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African-American composer, musician and arranger, Hall Johnson is best known as a choral director and for his arrangements of spirituals. In 1925 Johnson formed the Hall Johnson Negro Choir, which performed spirituals in the traditional style. The Hall Johnson Choir, which he organized in 1928, performed on Broadway in Marc Connolly's play "Green Pastures" (1930) for which Johnson was music director. Johnson was known for his compositions as well as the articles he authored that discussed the hi...

Johnson, Hall, 1888-1970

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Francis Hall Johnson (1888-1970), African American choral director, composer, and arranger. From the description of Hall Johnson collection, 1933-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79463092 "Hall Johnson, a native of Athens, [Georgia], was a highly regarded African American choral director, composer, arranger, and violinist who dedicated his career to preserving the integrity of the Negro spiritual as it had been performed during the era of slavery. His Hall Johnson Choir,...