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ImageAurora, New York - The Performing Arts Department at Wells College will offer a tribute to gospel great Mahalia Jackson. On Sunday, February 15, tenor Cory Walker of Ithaca will perform songs by the legendary singer, accompanied on piano by Wells music lecturer Russell Posegate, also of Ithaca. The free concert will take place at 7:30 pm in Barler Recital Hall.

Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972) was an African-American gospel singer, widely regarded as the best in the genre. Known as “the Queen of Gospel,” she was raised in New Orleans. The performance will feature Jackson’s transcriptions of spirituals and gospel classics such as “When the Saints Go Marching In,” “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” and “Elijah Rock.”

Cory Walker is a recent master’s graduate from Ithaca College. He has been involved in summer theatre productions in New England and has spent time with Opera Boston and the New England Light Opera. Russell Posegate received his B.A. in music education and M.M. in piano performance from Ithaca College. He performs regularly with a variety of groups that play throughout Central New York.

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