Archive for the Jubilee Voices – Past Events Category

Celebrate Maryland Emancipation Day! The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices joins Button Farm Living History Center for a celebration of Maryland Emancipation Day, commemorating 155 years of freedom in Maryland. Enjoy a performance of traditional African American music by the Voices from 2:30-3:30 pm. All afternoon long, everyone

Jubilee Voices brings African American traditions to life at “Harvest Day” During Hampton National Historic Site’s annual “Harvest Day” festivities, experience the music that bound together 19th-century African American communities, brought to life by Jubilee Voices (performance from 2-2:45 pm). All day long, learn about life and

Hear Jubilee at This New Festival! The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices will present two performances at the inaugural Chesapeake Music Festival on the campus of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. From 3:30-4 pm, join the Voices at the Main Stage for work songs, menhaden chanteys, sea chanteys,

A showcase of music drawn from the American Folklife Center’s Archive Washington Revels Jubilee Voices has accepted the American Folklife Center’s “Archive Challenge”! The Voices will perform a 20-minute set at the Library of Congress featuring material drawn from AFC’s archive in this special musical sampler, part

Learn the Local Impact of the Civil War The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices join the Alliance to Preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington and the National Park Service in commemorating the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stevens. The Voices will open the ceremonies with

Enjoy Living History and Music by Jubilee Voices! The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices return to celebrate the Colonial Market Fair‘s 10th anniversary! Journey through the spirituals, shouts, hollers, and work songs that bound together African American communities in the 18th and early 19th Centuries. History, stories, poetry,

African American musical traditions come to life at a Historic Church Washington Revels Jubilee Voices performs its second concert for the Black History Program at Historic Pleasant Grove Church, built by the descendants of enslaved people in the 1890s. Experience the traditional music that bound together many

Jubilee Voices in the Community! Washington Revels Jubilee Voices brings its high energy program of traditional African American music to New Creation Church as the congregation celebrates its 25th-anniversary year. The Voices will perform songs from across the spectrum of the African American experience, ranging from 19th-century

Celebrating the African American Legacy Darnall’s Chance House Museum presents Jubilee Voices at nearby Trinity Episcopal Church with a program of songs and stories of the struggle, perseverance, trials and triumphs of African Americans as expressed through a cappella music. Darnall’s Chance interprets the story of Lettice Lee,

Celebrate the life and legacy of activist, orator, and statesman Frederick Douglass! Washington Revels Jubilee Voices will perform during the opening ceremonies of the annual Frederick Douglass Birthday Commemoration, part of an afternoon of free activities sponsored by the National Park Service. The celebration kicks off at