1 Published BooksBruce Levingston
A native of the Mississippi Delta and lifelong advocate of human rights and education, Levingston performed at the United Nations to honor the heroism of the people of Denmark during World War II, played to raise funds to free “refuseniks” from The Soviet Union, and in 2017, gave a special world premiere performance for the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. He also collaborated on the commission and world premiere of the oratorio, Repast, based on the life of the civil rights figure Booker Wright. Levingston has regularly performed and conducted master classes in public schools to promote the arts and bring live music to young audiences. In 2006, he was awarded the Mississippi Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and, in 2017, named to the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, May 9th was named Bruce Levingston Day in Mississippi in recognition of Levingston’s longtime support of the arts and civil rights. Levingston is the Chancellor’s Honors College Artist in Residence and Holder of the Lester Glenn Fant Chair at the University of Mississippi. He resides in Oxford, MS and New York City.
