AND SO I SING
AFRICAN-AMERICAN DIVAS
OF OPERA AND CONCERT
by ROSLYN M. STORY

"Uplifting...As the first comprehensive history of African-American divas and their roots, And So I Sing does not miss a beat."                                                            -The San Francisco Chronicle "Significant...Story's research has been careful and the chapters on [Marian] Anderson's precursors full of interesting detail and episodes."                                                                -The Boston Globe "An absorbing story told with immediacy and clarity."                                                             -Dallas Morning News "A fascinating book about a long-neglected subject."                                                                   -Essence

* Very informative, Contents:
       Sissieretta Jones * Pioneers and Pathfinders *
              Marian Anderson: The Voice of a Century * Harlem's Golden Age: A Musical awakening *
                Dorothy Maynor and the Mid Century Divas * Leontyne Price: Prima Donna Assoluta *
                 Martina Arroyo: and a new firmament of Stars * Grace Bumbry: Modern Diva *
                  Shirley Verret:t: Artist and Maverick *
                   My Soul is a Witness: A digression on the Black Church and the Spiritual * Ethnicity: Vocal and visual *
                    Voices of a New Generation

Rosalyn M. Story is a violinist with the Fort Worth Symphony orchestra. She has written on music for Essence,
                            The Dallas Morning News, and Dallas Weekly.
                                                                                                                                                    

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