Willis Patterson American Opera singer
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| Birthday |
27th November, 1930
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| Died |
22nd October, 2025
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Opera singer
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Willis Charles Patterson (November 27, 1930 – October 22, 2025) was an American bass-baritone, conductor, editor, music arranger and professor emeritus/Associate Dean of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. A Fulbright Scholar and the winner of the Marian Anderson Award, he performed in opera houses and concert halls internationally. He served as president of the National Association of Negro Musicians and as executive secretary of the National Black Music Caucus. In 1977, he edited what The New York Times described as a "groundbreaking anthology of black art songs."
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