Fannie Newton Moragne oral history, 2002 April 29

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[Aviary] Fannie Newton Moragne oral history, 2002 April 29

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Oral histories were conducted by archives staff and by student interviewers. Most oral histories in this series include a transcript and an audio recording on cassette. Some files may contain related information about the subject.

Dates

Creation: 2002 April 29

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for use. Contact peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.87 Cubic Feet (17 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

A graduate of Howard University, Fannie Newton Moragne (d. 2009) began her music training at Frederick Douglass High School and continued her training at Howard University, where she received her Bachelor of Music degree. She studied with Constantia Reckling, John Eltermann, Herman Schwarz, Martin Rich and Vincent Stanelli.

Moragne toured throughout the United States as a soloist and was for many years a member of the faculty of the Baltimore Institute of Musical Arts. She appeared at Town Hall in Philadelphia and Carnegie Hall Recital Hall in New York. She taught voice for many years and served as supervisor of performing arts for the Baltimore City Department of Recreation.