Spirituals, Bonhoeffer & Resistance to Nazis

 A really exciting free event is coming to St Andrew's at 7 pm on Friday 13 June.

You may have heard of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor and theologian who was executed for his resistance to the Nazis. What is not so well known is that he studied for a time in the USA, and developed a love of African American Spirituals. When he returned to Germany he even took some phonographs and scores with him.

Chandi Plummer is an American professor of music in Louisville, Kentucky. She is visiting the UK in June and is coming to Stapleford to perform a lecture recital in St Andrew’s. Her special interest is in just this area, and she will perform a selection of Spirituals and tell us about Bonhoeffer’s interest in them, his resistance to the Nazis, and the place of Spirituals in the wider civil rights movement. The event is free, everyone is welcome, and refreshments will be provided.