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[Program: Jubilee Dallas Memorial Concert]

Description: Program for the Jubilee Dallas Memorial Concert hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on November 14, 1991 at the Eugene McDermott Concert Hall in the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The program details the performing orchestras and choirs, as well as a schedule for the event and descriptions of the conductor and performers.
Date: November 1991
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement 1991 concert, tape #6]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the eighth annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert in 1991. The concert featured Cissy Houston and choir and was held at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas Texas. The videotape shows the last 10 minutes of the concert and opens with a speaker addressing the audience followed by a rousing speech that ends in applause. The video then records a close-up of the front row of the choir as members disband and… more
Date: January 13, 1991
Duration: 10 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Portrait of Negro Life in Song" concert video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during Dr. Jester Hairstons' concert "Portrait of Negro Life in Song" performed by a choral group on April 14th, 1991 at the Dallas convention center theatre. The footage shows Dr. Hairston conducting the mixed-gender choir while also speaking between songs. The music is gospel in nature and inspired by Black spiritual folk music as outlined in the program.
Date: April 14, 1991
Duration: 59 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Hairston, Jester Dr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Music Promotion]

Description: A video of b-roll for the North Texas State Band's promotion video. This video includes footage of the band and choir warming up, practicing, and performing a piece.
Date: March 2, 1991
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 01 second
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Media Production.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[1991 Extra Mile Award chorus performance]

Description: Photograph of the Women's Chorus of Dallas performing at the 1991 annual Extra Mile Award ceremony in front of an audience seated at tables. Diana Garcia is in the front row and is wearing a teal dress and black heels. Cynthia O'Connor is directing them.
Date: May 11, 1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Audience and a choir]

Description: Photograph of the Women's Chorus of Dallas performing at the 1991 annual Extra Mile Award ceremony. The choir is standing at the front of a room to perform and are being watched by a large audience seated at tables. Diana Garcia (teal dress) is in the front row of singers and Cynthia O'Connor is directing them.
Date: May 11, 1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Lynn Moroney Obituary]

Description: Obituary for Lynn Moroney dated to 1991. A photograph of Mrs. Moroney wearing a blue shirt and pearl necklace appears at the top of the document. A brief description of her involvement with the Turtle Creek Chorale is included.
Date: 1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Turtle Creek Chorale: Triumph!]

Description: Poster from the Turtle Creek Chorale Collection for their event Triumph! on June 23rd at Copley Symphony Hall. An illustration of three men standing in front of a pride flag decorates the background of the poster. The man in the center of the group holds up a laurel wreath.
Date: June 23, 1991
Creator: Turtle Creek Chorale
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement 1991 concert, tape #1]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the eighth annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert in 1991. The concert featured Cissy Houston and choir and was held at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas Texas. The videotape shows the opening of the concert with a large gospel choir singing and swaying to the music followed by two male speakers who speak for the remainder of the tape.
Date: January 13, 1991
Duration: 26 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement 1991 concert, tape #4]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the eighth annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert in 1991. The concert featured Cissy Houston and choir and was held at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas Texas. The videotape shows Cissy Houston wearing a pink formal dress singing in front of a drum set, piano, and a large gospel choir. The choir wears red and black choir robes and stands on a curved set of bleachers. At the eight-minute mark, a man … more
Date: January 13, 1991
Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Top Gun Speaker]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a speaker for the Boys and Girls Club.
Date: May 15, 1991
Duration: 20 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Bethune" pre-show and intermission choral performance]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a pre show and intermission of a performance 'Bethune,' by Steve Carter. The play featured actress Esther Rolle and was hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on July 12-14, 1991. The tape includes well recorded music of a choir performing.
Date: July 1991
Duration: 15 minutes 05 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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