WTIU Documentaries
Crooked Stick: Songs in a Strange Land
Special | 56m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Marietta Simpson performs an imaginative retelling of American slave spirituals.
American slave spirituals of the 18th and 19th centuries often evoke feelings of raw power, deep empathy, pathos, and poetry. These important archival songs get an imaginative retelling in a new concert presentation, featuring internationally-acclaimed mezzo-soprano Marietta Simpson in an intimate performance.
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WTIU Documentaries is a local public television program presented by WTIU PBS
WTIU Documentaries
Crooked Stick: Songs in a Strange Land
Special | 56m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
American slave spirituals of the 18th and 19th centuries often evoke feelings of raw power, deep empathy, pathos, and poetry. These important archival songs get an imaginative retelling in a new concert presentation, featuring internationally-acclaimed mezzo-soprano Marietta Simpson in an intimate performance.
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