For the first time, traditional Negro spirituals will be sung as an opera, when Seattle Opera hosts the world premiere of “Jubilee,” on October 12. You can listen to the music and the story of how ...

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- "Spirituals," says Professor Roland M. Carter, who will direct the Huntsville Spiritual Chorale in Saturday's Spiritual Jubilee, "require an inner rhythm." Concerts this weekend ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X What’s the difference between gospel and spiritual music? According to Dr. Alexander T. Simpson Jr ...

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) - For nearly a quarter-century, the American Spiritual Ensemble has toured nationally and internationally with one mission - to keep the American Negro spiritual alive. “As a ...

In recent years, efforts to diversify the Western musical canon have received plenty of attention. This Sunday, two groups committed to that mission will take the stage at Blumenthal Performing Arts’ ...

During the era of slavery, those who labored in captivity pioneered a musical motif that began as “unaccompanied songs of sorrow and hope," said Everett McCorvey, founder, director and principal ...

Charles Thomas Hayes, director of the College of Lake County Gospel Choir for two years, said he likes the energy and enthusiasm of the 30 singers and appreciates the same from the audience. “We ...

Negro Spirituals Heritage Day on Sunday, June 22, 2008, 3:30 PM -5:30 PM, at the West Oakland Senior Center, 1724 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA. Doors will open at 3:00 PM. Although unofficial, Negro ...

Want to convince your friends you’re a bigger music snob than they are? Here’s a cheat sheet: an interactive timeline showing the birthplace and evolution of different genres of western dance music.