Ysaye M. Barnwell

Ysaye M. Barnwell, PhD, performed with the internationally renowned African-American female quintet Sweet Honey In The Rock® for over twenty years. She has spent much of her time off stage working as a master teacher and choral clinician in African American cultural performance. Her workshop "Building a Vocal Community®: Singing in the African American Tradition" has during the past twenty-five years, been conducted on three continents, making her work in the field a significant source of inspiration for both singers and non-singers, a model of pedagogy for educators, and cultural activists and historians. www.ymbarnwell.com