Lulu Vere Childers

Lulu Vere Childers (1870 - March 6, 1946 in Dryridge, Kentucky^[1]) was an African-American music educator. She graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory in 1896, and in 1905 joined the faculty of Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she is accredited with initiating the Conservatory of Music in 1913 and School of Music in 1918.^[2] Childers ran the Howard University Choral Society; over the years they performed works such as Handel's Messiah in 1919.^[3] She was musical director of the university from 1905 until 1942.^[4] She was a friend of singer Marian Anderson.^[2]

Lulu Vere Childers Hall, named in her honor, is located in the Division of Fine Arts building at Howard University.

References

1. "What's In A Name?". The Hilltop. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
2. Locke, Ralph P.; Barr, Cyrilla (8 December 1997). Cultivating Music in America: Women Patrons and Activists since 1860. University of California Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-520-08395-0. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
3. Smith, Jessie Carney (1996). Notable Black American Women. VNR AG. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-8103-9177-2. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
4. Logan, Rayford W. (August 25, 2004). Howard University: The First Hundred Years 1867-1967. NYU Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-8147-0263-5. Retrieved August 28, 2012.