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Eva Jessye (January 20, 1895 – February 21, 1992) was an American conductor who was the first black woman to receive international distinction as a professional choral conductor. She is notable as a choral conductor during the Harlem Renaissance. She created her own choral group which featured widely in performance. Her professional influence extended for decades through her teaching as well. Her accomplishments in this field were historic for any woman. She collaborated in productions of groundbreaking works, directing her choir and working with Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein on Four Saints in Three Acts (1933), and serving as musical director with George Gershwin on his innovative opera Porgy and Bess (1935).

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  • Eva Jessye (ca)
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  • Eva Jessye (Coffeyville, 20 de gener de 1895 - Ann Arbor, 21 de febrer de 1992) fou una directora de cors estatunidenca que va ser la primera dona negra a rebre una distinció internacional com a directora de coral professional. Va ser una notable directora de cor durant el Renaixement de Harlem. Va crear el seu propi grup coral, que va actuar àmpliament. La seva influència professional es va estendre durant dècades també a través de la seva docència. Els seus èxits en aquest camp van ser històrics per a qualsevol dona. Va col·laborar en produccions d'obres innovadores, dirigint el seu cor i treballant amb Virgil Thomson i Gertrude Stein a Four Saints in Three Acts (1933) i exercint de directora musical amb George Gershwin a la seva innovadora òpera Porgy and Bess (1935). (ca)
  • Eva Alberta Jessye (* 20. Januar 1895 in Coffeyville, Kansas; † 21. Februar 1992 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) war eine afroamerikanische Chorleiterin und Komponistin. (de)
  • Eva Jessye (January 20, 1895 – February 21, 1992) was an American conductor who was the first black woman to receive international distinction as a professional choral conductor. She is notable as a choral conductor during the Harlem Renaissance. She created her own choral group which featured widely in performance. Her professional influence extended for decades through her teaching as well. Her accomplishments in this field were historic for any woman. She collaborated in productions of groundbreaking works, directing her choir and working with Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein on Four Saints in Three Acts (1933), and serving as musical director with George Gershwin on his innovative opera Porgy and Bess (1935). (en)
  • Eva A. Jessye (20 janvier 1895 - 21 février 1992) est une cheffe de chœur afro-américaine. Elle est connue pour être la première femme noire à obtenir une distinction internationale pour ses travaux de cheffe de chœur. (fr)
  • Eva Jessye (Lawrence, Kansas, 20 de enero de 1895 – Ann Arbor, Míchigan, 21 de febrero de 1992) fue una directora de música coral estadounidense, la primera afroamericana en recibir reconocimiento internacional por su trabajo en el campo de la dirección de coros musicales. Destacó por su trabajo en la época del Renacimiento de Harlem, creando una agrupación coral propia. Con una influencia profesional que se extendió a lo largo de varias décadas, consiguió logros en su campo nunca antes obtenidos por una mujer. Durante su carrera colaboró en diversas producciones revolucionarias, dirigiendo su coro y trabajando con Virgil Thomson y Gertrude Stein en Cuatro santos en tres actos (1933), y siendo directora musical con George Gershwin en la innovadora ópera de este, Porgy y Bess (1935). (es)
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan, US (en)
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  • Coffeyville, Kansas, US (en)
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