The Time of Our Singing (2003) is a novel by American writer Richard Powers. It tells the story of two brothers, Jonah and Joseph Strom, who are involved in music, and explores issues of prejudice. Their parents, David Strom and Delia Daley, met at Marian Anderson's 1939 concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial after she had been barred from any other legitimate concert venue because she insisted that the audience be integrated. The story goes back and forth between the generations, describing the unusual coupling of a German-Jewish physicist (David) who has lost his family in the Holocaust and a black woman from Philadelphia (Delia), both of whom have strong musical backgrounds. They impart their love of music to their family. Their two boys study music and become professional musicians: one a singer, the other a pianist. The parent's third child, their daughter Ruth, becomes a militant black activist.