The HistoryMakers video oral history with Walter J. Turnbull.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 8 min., 42 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2005.175 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Turnbull, Walter J., interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Wilson, Shawn, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Walter J. Turnbull |
| Portion of title | Walter J. Turnbull |
| Abstract | Choral director Walter J. Turnbull was born in Greenville, Mississippi on July 19, 1944. After graduating with honors in classical music and vocal performance from Tougaloo College, Turnbull eventually settled in New York City aspiring to be an operatic tenor. But when he took a job teaching music in the basement of the Ephesus Church in Harlem, the choir, eventually named the Boys Choir of Harlem, moved quickly from church performances to public concerts and recitals. In 1986, Turnbull created the Choir Academy of Harlem, which expanded over the years becoming a college preparatory school serving over 500 students in grade 4 through 12. In 2003, Turnbull received an honorary doctorate of music degree for his lifelong commitment to music, both as an accomplished performer and as the founder of the Boys Choir of Harlem. He was also the recipient of the National Medal of Arts, among other awards. Turnbull passed away on March 23, 2007. |
| Credits | Videographer, Neculai Burghelea. |
| Performer | Shawn Wilson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2005 July 31. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2005.175 HistoryMakers |