When nine students and a music professor set off on a fundraising tour from Fisk University in Tennessee in 1871, they had no idea what lay ahead. They just hoped their talents as singers and the ...

Dvořák's symphony was inspired by American musical traditions, including African American spirituals and Indigenous ...

PARKERSBURG — A presentation of African American spirituals will be presented to the gifted students at Belpre Elementary School on Thursday at the Zion Baptist Church in Parkersburg. “We’ll be ...

Jackson conjures up spiritual realms that glide like a raft on calm waters. Her mellifluous tone is augmented at times by extended techniques of her own, like using a pair of socks to partially mute ...

Wilton’s Music on the Hill will present the premiere performance of Threads of Light: A Tapestry of African-American Spirituals at Norwalk Concert Hall on Saturday evening, Oct. 1, at 7:30. Admission ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On Friday, the ARISE ensemble sang to children at Spaght Elementary School in Wichita. ARISE stands for African Americans Renewing Interest in Spirituals Ensemble. The ...

The “Black Church in Detroit” explores the history and influence of Black religious music. For Black Music Month, host Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Larry Simmons of Baber Memorial AME Church and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A choir sings traditional gospel music. Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller The enslaved Africans who first arrived in the British colony ...

It’s instantly apparent from the opening moments of “Jubilee” what this work, created and directed by Tazewell Thompson and having its world premiere at Seattle Opera, honors. The rousing overture has ...

Some of Ashley Jackson's earliest memories took place at church services she attended with her grandmother. The rising harp player leaned into those experiences for her sophomore album Take Me to The ...