'Stony the Road We Trod...Lifting Our Voices'
Celebrating the music of Dr. Roland M. Carter
Dr. Roland M. Carter, conductor
Maestra D’Walla Simmons-Burke, conductor
Dr. Myron Brown, accompanist
3/26/17
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In an earlier column, I wrote about the importance of music in present-day worship services. In this column, the importance of music in ancient cultures will be noted, and African American spiritual and gospel music will be highlighted.
According to a “Psychology Today” article, a bone flute was found in Germany which was dated as 40,000 years old. This interesting find supports the idea that creativity and music were a part of our early ancestors’ lives. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-musical-self/201209/which-came-first-music-or-language)