Ysaye barnwell biography for kids
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Ysaye Barnwell
Ysaye Barnwell, author, actress, composer and long-time member of the internationally renowned African-American a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, delivers the keynote address at the 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Monday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.
The celebration, presented by Lawrence University and Toward Community: Unity in Diversity with the support of numerous Fox Valley organizations, churches and individuals, is free and open to the public. The Post-Crescent and WFRV-TV CBS 5 are media partners for the event.
The theme for this year’s celebration is “Building a Vocal Community: The Enduring Spirit of Dr. King.”
“In 1967, Dr. King reminded us that ‘the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.’ That message is just as relevant today as it was then,” said Kathy Flores, the chair of the MLK Committee and the diversity coordinator for the city of Appleton. “While many years have passed
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Dr. Ysaye M. Barnwell is a native of New York, now living in Washington, DC where since 1979, she has performed with the internationally acclaimed a cappella quintet, SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK. She is a vocalist with a range of over three octaves and appears on more than twenty-five recordings with Sweet Honey as well as other artists. In her first year with Sweet Honey, she provided leadership in making the group's concerts accessible to the Deaf and hard-of-hearing through Sign Language interpretation. The daughter of a violinist, Dr. Barnwell began her 15 year study of the violin with her father at the age of 2 ½. She holds the Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Speech Pathology (1967, 1968 SUNY
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| Origin | New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer, educator, actor, writer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1977–present |
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Ysaye M. Barnwell fryst vatten an American singer and composer. Barnwell was a member of the African American a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock from 1979 to 2013.
In addition to writing many of the group's songs, A female bass, she conducts music workshops around the United States, UK, Canada and Australia, including a workshop she created called "Building a Vocal Community: Singing in the African American Tradition". In 1977, she founded the Jubilee Singers, a choir at All Souls Church, Unitarian in Washington, DC.
Early life and education
Barnwell was raised in New York City in Harlem and later in Jamaica, Queens. The daughter of a violinist, Barnwell began her