Fisk Jubilee Singers

All My Trials                                                                                                               Bahamian Spiritual 

                                                                                                                        Adapted by James Green

Music Down in My Soul                                                                                     African American Spiritual 

Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord!                                                                    African American Spiritual

By An’ By                                                                                                         African American Spiritual

Freedom Come                                                                                                                     Ben Allaway

Yonder Come Day                                                                                                            John Paul Rudoi

To Be Selected From:




O Rocks Hills and Mountains                                                                                          arr. John W. Work

Poor Man Lazarus                                                                                                       arr. Jester Hairston

I'll Never Turn Back No Mo'                                                                                             arr. Hall Johnson

Rockin' Jerusalem                                                                                                         arr. John W. Work

There's a Meeting Here Tonight                                                                                     arr. Nathaniel Dett

Steal Away                                                                                                                     arr. Dennis Eliot

I'm Gonna Sing                                                                                                                   Moses Hogan

Run Mourner Run                                                                                                    arr. John W. Work, III

Here's One                                                                                                                         Gene Bartlett

Wade in the Water                                                                                                        arr. Paul T. Kwami

Ride On Jesus                                                                                                              arr. Roland Carter

Unity                                                                                  Glorraine Moone and Rev. Freddie Washington
                                                                                                                                arr. Daniel Cason II

Until I Reach My Home                                                                                      African American Spiritual
                                                                                                                                 arr. Brandon Boyd
Megan Haarlammert, alto

Fisk University opened in Nashville in 1866 as the first American university to offer a liberal arts education to “young men and women irrespective of color.” Five years later the school was in dire financial straits. George L. White, Fisk treasurer and music professor then, created a nine-member choral ensemble of students and took it on tour to earn money for the University. The group left campus on October 6, 1871. Jubilee Day is celebrated annually on October 6 to commemorate this historic day.

The first concerts were in small towns. Surprise, curiosity, and some hostility were the early audience responses to these young black singers who did not perform in the traditional “minstrel fashion.” One early concert in Cincinnati brought in $50, which was promptly donated to victims of the notorious 1871 fire in Chicago. When they reached Columbus, the next city on tour, the students were physically and emotionally drained. Mr. White, in a gesture of hope and encouragement, named them “The Jubilee Singers,” a Biblical reference to the year of Jubilee in the Book of Leviticus, Chapter 25. Continued perseverance and beautiful voices began to change attitudes among the predominantly white audiences. Eventually skepticism was replaced by standing ovations and critical praise in reviews. Gradually they earned enough money to cover expenses and send back to Fisk.

In 1872 they sang at the World Peace Festival in Boston and at the end of the year President Ulysses S. Grant invited them to perform at the White House. In 1873 the group grew to eleven members and toured Europe for the first time. Funds raised that year were used to construct the school’s first permanent building, Jubilee Hall. Today Jubilee Hall, designated a National Historic Landmark by the US Department of Interior in 1975, is one of the oldest structures on campus. The beautiful Victorian Gothic building houses a floor-to-ceiling portrait of the original Jubilee Singers, commissioned by Queen Victoria during the 1873 tour as a gift from England to Fisk.

G. Preston Wilson, Jr., PhD, the Director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at the historic Fisk University in Nashville, TN. Dr. Wilson returned to Fisk and to the Fisk Jubilee Singers, in which he sang under the direction of the late Dr. Paul T. Kwami. He received his Bachelors of Science in Music Education from Fisk University in Nashville, TN in 2010. After graduating from Fisk, Dr. Wilson earned a Masters of Music in Choral Music Education from Bowling Green State University, where he was awarded the Winifred O. Stone Graduate Fellowship, being named the Presidential Graduate Scholar.

After graduation from BGSU, Dr. Wilson began teaching at various schools in the Toledo Public School systems. His longest tenure was at Start High School where he oversaw five choral ensembles, the school dance team, and an advisor for the African American Culture Club. He was also the vocal coach and co-director for the Toledo Youth Choir: a community youth ensemble; and taught voice and piano for The Mustard Seed Academy of Arts. Dr. Wilson additionally served on the Music Ministry at Friendship Baptist Church, under the leadership of Bishop Duane C. Tisdale.

In June of 2021, Dr. Wilson graduated from the University of Missouri (Columbia), obtaining a PhD in Music Education. He successfully defended his dissertation entitled, Successful Urban Elementary Music Educator: A Phenomenological Investigation; which focuses on the lived experiences of urban music teachers in elementary schools. His research agenda also includes race relations in music and practical application of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Wilson is the Chair of Diversity Initiatives for TN-ACDA, a member of the Steering Committee for the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, and on the Board of Directors for the Nashville African American Wind Symphony, Inc. He also is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Phi Mu Alpha Music Fraternity, Inc., Pi Kappa Lambda, American Choral Directors' Association (ACDA), National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and College Music Society (CMS).

Soprano
Kristen Jones ‘25
Anna Sims ‘27
Elise Golden ‘25
Hannah Daniel ‘26
Taimya Adams ‘28
Jasmin Moore ‘28

Alto
Nathalie Best ‘27
Laila Cooper ‘27
Eliza Smith ‘25
Imani Suitt ‘25

Tenor
Jaila Dodson ‘28
Olaoluwakitan Lawal ‘28
Ryan Miller ‘25

Bass
Kendall Speaks ‘25
Tyreek Solomon ‘28
Christian DaCosta ‘27

Soprano
Maddie Erwin
Anna Hylton
Mikayla Minges
Ava Nastasi
Miranda Nichols
Madeline Ross
Molly Stein

Alto
Ana Castillon Sepulveda
Anastasia Damick
Mary Goodney
Kayla Hughes
Calynn Kimberlin
Diana Kwak
Ashley Ricker
Lindsey Rohrig

Tenor
Joey Beaupre
Megan Haarlammert
Terence Kennedy
Robby Mumfrey
Andrew Peterson
Juston Quincy

Bass
Logan Crooks
Vincent Giuliano
Xiang Li
Jack Prince
Luke Ramsey
Dylan Siebenaler

Soprano 1
Leah Bracknell
Jasmine Clark
Nicole Corn
Natalie Czarnik
Evy English
Norah Green
Anja Hoy
Majesta Johnson
Nalaie Klug
Bella Lauzon
Andrea Marsh
Sarah Meaney
Kimberly Sites
Lydia Smith
Emily Stevenson
Micahaela Sweis
Kylie Ulitzsch
Anna Voss

Soprano 2
Macy Allen
Bri Becker
Katie Bolenbaugh
Julie Carter
Farzin Daruwala
Mady Gardiner
Arden Godek
Alison Hanshaw
Chloe Hudock
Alexis Hutton
Hope Kuper
Lillian Parker
Ava Nastasi
Marcella Napoli
Emma Smith
Julie Steele
Lindsey Rohrig
Katie Walsh
Elyse Williams
Natassia York

Alto 1
Elizabeth Patton Case
Charlotte Cousins
Kimberly Craver
Caroline Gneuhs
Ace Goodman
Mary Goodney
Megan Gurney
Megan Haarlammert
Katie Heckscher
Kayla Hughes
Claire Jeffries
Molly Johnston
Tess Kavadas
Kiera Kuschnerus
Diana Kwak
Charlotte Melby
Ashlynn Phillips
Ashley Reckelhoff
Elizabeth Sanders
Courtney Vanwinkle

Alto 2
Caneshia Curry
Kelsey Elbert
Sarah Everingham
Emma Griffin
Emm King
Sophie Kwiatkowski
Amaya Lipps
Kristina Lynmes
Kara McCoy
Heather Merhout
Madeline Milas
Sophia Moore
Alba Ordoñez
Courtney Reckelhoff
Chloe Walpole
Abigail Young

Tenor 1
Jeremy Hardjono
Jamie Holland
Ryan Holthouse
Terence Kennedy
Max Morscher
Bradley Mraz
Robby Mumfrey
Will Sapp
Sean Spezzano
Evan Stefanik
Liam Stevens-Woolery
Jacob Threadgill
Noah Vinson

Tenor 2
Bradley Beck
Clark Brnilovich
Ollie Campeau
Stephen Catalano
Aidan Conway
Kevin Curtis
Justin Dearing
Nathan French
Cyle Ginsberg
Seth Grace
DJ Hatch
Max Kaufman
Nathan Knock
Nathaneal Lape
Will Loudon
Jacob Maten
Will Mendel
Owen Moffitt
Luke Ramsey
Owen Schwer
Max Triplett
August Wagner
James Wells
Aaron Wanko
Aidan West
Tim Wilcox

Baritone
James Boyle
Ian Butler
Sam Clark
Ian Dillenschneider
Sander Gerzema
Connor Grimm
Aidan Guernsey
Tyler Henderson
Andrew Jackson
Dalton Kane
Ian Kennedy
Quinn Kissel
Grey Lehman
Lee Loving
Alex Martin
Martin Mullarkey
Logan Murray
Evan Osborn
Cameron Pfeiffer
Jak Purdin
Milin Rajan
Luke Royer
Liam Ryan
Michael Scott
Luke Terrill
Michael Tidd

Bass
Carter Anderson
Jacob Collins
August Friedrich
Vincent Giuliano
Josh Grim
Mitchell Gruber
Sam Hamad
Parker Hamrick
John Hicks
Zander Knollman
Julian Lambe
Hudson Lint
Trey Poling
Eric Porter
Jack Prince
Will Repede
Gavin Sale
Chance Sayre
Owen Tucker
Eliot Van Houten
Sam Vendramin
Matthew Wittlich

Patti Liberatore, Director

Gwenmarie Ewing, Assistant Director

Jack Drayer

Makayla Krazl

Jack Sanford