The National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpieces Initiative and the Tennessee Arts Commission present the Fisk Jubilee Singers: Singing Our Song at the Tennessee Theatre on Friday, February 15, at 8:00 p.m.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is the local host of the concert which also features rousing performances by The Carpetbag Theatre and Praise, Honour and Glory.

The American Masterpieces project was developed to introduce Americans to the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. The goal of the project is to remind the citizens of Tennessee of their extraordinary musical heritage, as the Fisk Jubilee Singers, an institution for over 135 years, perform slave spirituals and choral music. The African American spirituals are masterpieces in every sense, artistically profound and enormously influential. Some of the songs that Fisk Jubilee Singers will perform include "Ain't That Good News", "My Lord, What a Morning," and "There is a Balm in Gilead".

There is a daytime performance for school children at 10:50 a.m. on February 15, which includes about 45 minutes of music and a Question and Answer session with the singers. A teacher study guide is available on the Alliance's website by visiting: http://www.knoxalliance.com/news/documents/FiskTeacherGuide.pdf.

For more details visit the Emporium Center page (section at the bottom of the page) on Art Museum Touring.com (www.artmuseumtouring.com.)

Sherrie