Over My Head ... I Hear Music

On February 1st and 8th, Pilgrims visited United Church of Chapel Hill to hear Professor Grover Wilson, Jr., music professor at NCCU, speak about the history and impact of Negro spirituals on American culture. Then we were lucky enough to practice singing spirituals under Prof. Wilson’s expert direction. Pilgrims who participated included Maggie and Alice Dolbow, Lucy Rozier, Susan Barco and Dan Barco. We learned to sing “Over My Head”, “I’ve been ‘buked”, “Go Down Moses”, and “He is King of Kings”.

Actions for Spirituals!
 
We are still in the midst of our Royalties for Spirituals fundraiser project in appreciation of the African American history of spirituals and how they enrich our worship. To give online go here and scroll down to the matching fund, or just mark your written donation checks for "Royalties for Spirituals." Our combined donation will be given to local organizations working with young black musicians