EVANTI, Lillian
Name:
EVANTI, Lillian (1890-1967)
Musical genre:
Chamber Music, Choral Music, Singer-Songwriter
Country of birth:
United States
Country of location:
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Notes:
Lillian Evanti was an American soprano, composer, and civil rights advocate who broke racial barriers in classical music. The Handy Brothers published Evanti's "The Mighty Rapture", "The Twenty-third Psalm", "Thank You Again and Again", "Speak to Him Thou", and "High Flight". Eventually, Evanti published her music as owner and founder of the Columbia Music Bureau in Washington.
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