Get on Board- The Great Early Performers

In this episode returned from the lost episodes Pastor Dan Speaks from Luke 6:20-28, The episode originally aired on October 31, 2021. Click to Listen:https://rss.com/podcasts/newheightstoledo/505110/#reachingnewheightsinjesus, #newheightstoledo, churchtoledo.comIf you go to Dreamstime and sign up use this link and Amaldan Inc. will get a kickback for your purchases, 50% of which will go to the kingdom advance.https://www.dreamstime.com/#res5113914Visit the church website: http://churchtoledo.com/home.aspxEmail the Pastor: afamilyofgod@bex.netVisit the "Your Thoughts" Page:http://churchtoledo.com/your_thoughts.aspxDonate: http://churchtoledo.com/donate_now.aspxVisit Pastor Dan's Author Page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Ray-Stevenson/e/B00MLBRLEY%3Fref=dbs

Deep River: The Legacy of the Spirituals—a multi-episode series—debuts on the Akron Symphony's Unorchestrated podcast with Crossing to Freedom: The Spirituals Emerge.  Jonathon Turner, the ASO's Gospel Meets Symphony Choirmaster, and Brenda Justice, Coordinator of Choral Programs, join co-hosts Christopher and Tom to discuss the importance of the Negro Spiritual in American history, with a focus on the seminal contributions of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The episode opens with an excerpt from Elijah Rock, arranged by Moses Hogan, performed by the Gospel Meets Symphony Choir in 2019, and closes with a performance of Harry T. Burleigh’s iconic arrangement of Deep River, performed by Jonathon Turner. 

In Episode 6 of Unorchestrated, co-hosts Christopher and Tom talk with poet Rita Dove about Joseph Haydn’s arrival in London, with readings from her book, Sonata Mulattica.  This is the sixth episode in our 14-part series, Sonata Mulattica with Rita Dove. The episode closes with a performance of the finale from Haydn’s Symphony No. 95 in C minor by the Akron Symphony Orchestra. Rita Dove is a Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate, and the only poet honored with both the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of Arts. An Akron native, she is currently Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia.

In Episode 12 of Unorchestrated, Christopher and Tom speak with poet Rita Dove about the relationship between poetry and music in her work generally, and how Beethoven’s music shaped one particular poem in her book, Sonata Mulattica. This is the 12th episode in our 14-part series, Sonata Mulattica with Rita Dove. The episode closes with a performance of the final two movements of the “Kreutzer” sonata by ASO Concertmaster Tallie Brunfelt and pianist Nathaniel LaNasa.  Rita Dove is a Pulitzer Prize winner, former U.S. Poet Laureate, and the only poet ever honored with both the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of Arts. An Akron native, she is currently Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia.