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Dennard, Brazeal W.

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Oral history interview with Brazeal Dennard, 1999 August 5, 2003

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Identifier: M450.05.00004
Abstract Brazeal Dennard recounts the meaning of spirituals in his life from growing up in Michigan, attending music school at Wayne State University, performing as a singer, and forming the Brazeal Dennard Chorale in Detroit, Mich. in 1972. He describes the components of this organization that include not only a professional chorale, but also youth and community chorales. He discusses the relationship of gospel music to spirituals and the issue of the folk spiritual vs. the concertized spiritual. He...
Dates: 1999 August 5; Issued: 2003