FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 14 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
Join us for a special evening honoring professor Jeffrey Allen Murdock's remarkable ten-year legacy as the Faulkner Performing Arts Center presents his final performance at the University of Arkansas.
This two-part concert reflects the work that has defined Murdock's career as a conductor, scholarand champion of Black sacred music.
The first half features an engaging lecture-recital tracing the rich history of Black music in America. Through storytelling, live performanceand musical illustration, Murdock explores the journey from the spirituals of the enslaved to gospel, jazzand contemporary expressions-revealing how these traditions have shaped ...