The American Spiritual Ensemble to Perform Feb. 1
The School of Theology will inaugurate Black History Month by hosting a performance by The American Spiritual Ensemble at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 1, in All Saints’ Chapel. The Sewanee community is invited to attend free of charge. Please note: Masks are required.
The American Spiritual Ensemble was founded by Everett McCorvey in 1995. The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to keep the American Negro Spiritual alive. Its members have sung in theaters and opera houses around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall in the United States and in Italy, Germany, Britain, Scotland, Spain, China, and Japan. The repertoire of the American Spiritual Ensemble ranges from opera to spirituals to Broadway. The members of the American Spiritual Ensemble are soloists in their own right and have thrilled audiences around the world with their dynamic renditions of classic spirituals, jazz, and Broadway numbers highlighting the Black experience.