Apollo Live Wire: Ella!

The Apollo Education extends the Apollo’s commitment to enhancing the life of the community.  The Education Program focuses on four distinct areas of learning and engagement: residencies, workshops and tours for schools; curriculum materials aligned to state and national learning standards and study guides derived from the Theater’s history; career development for teens and adults through the Apollo Theater Academy; and discussions and lectures for the public that highlight the history of the Apollo and its impact on American art, culture and entertainment.

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ELLA! A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
When Ella Fitzgerald made her debut on Apollo Amateur Night in 1934, she was a shy teenager. By 1939 she was leading the Chick Webb Orchestra in the wake of Webb’s death. Today, Fitzgerald remains one of the most respected singers of the 20th century.  In a discussion led by Farah Jasmine Griffin,  Live Wire’s celebration of Fitzgerald’s centennial will explore “The First Lady of Song” through her music, her musicianship, and as a woman revered in an art form predominated by men.
Moderated by Farah Jasmine Griffin, Author and Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Jazz Studies, and African-American Studies at Columbia University.
 
Panelists include:
Judith Tick (Matthews Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Music History, American Music, Women’s History, Twentieth Century Music, Northeastern University)
Loren Schoenberg (Musician; Founding Director and Senior Scholar, National Jazz Museum in Harlem)
Robert G. O’Meally (Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English, Columbia University)
 
Featuring a musical reflection by two-time Helen Hayes Award nominee, author and star of "Me & Ella", Andrea Frierson, and her trio. 
 
Join in on the discussion! Tweet us at @ApolloEd using #ApolloLiveWire
 
 **Doors open at 5:30pm. Please arrive before the start of the event to secure seating.**
**We are at capacity. A stand-by line will be available the day of the event.**
Registration does not guarantee entry. Latecomers are admitted at the discretion of the Management. The Apollo Theater reserves the right to cancel or revoke this registration at any time.
 
<H6>Photo Credit: Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and Timmie Rosenkrantz, Downbeat, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947. William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.</H6>

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