Biography
Eva Jessye (January 20, 1895 β 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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GenderFemale
Birthday1895-01-20
Deathday1992-02-21 (97 years old)
Birth PlaceCoffeyville, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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