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The American Spiritual Ensemble Everett McCorvey, Founder and Music Director www.americanspiritualensemble.com
Program Walk Together Children arr. W. Henry Smith Plenty Good Room arr. W. Henry Smith I Want to Be Ready arr. James Miller Hope Koehler, Soprano Soloist Oh What A Beautiful City arr. Johnie Dean Janinah Burnett, Jeryl Cunningham, Sopranos Hush! Somebody’s Callin’ my Name Charles Lloyd, Jr. Thomas Beard, Jr., Baritone There’s a Man Goin’ Round arr. Moses Hogan Gertha Boston, Contralto Soloist Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel arr. Moses Hogan I Gotta Lie Down arr. Hall Johnson Kenneth Overton, Baritone Here’s One arr. William G. Still John Wesley Wright, Tenor Every Time I Feel the Spirit arr. Hall Johnson Kevin Thompson, Bass You Can Tell the World Margret Bonds Andrea Jones-Sojola, Soprano It’s Me Oh Lord Betty Jackson King Keith Dean, Baritone Selections from Lyric Suite Robert L. Morris/arr. Lindsay/McCorvey Humoresque Hope Koehler, Calesta Day, Janinah Burnett Juba Hope Koehler, Calesta Day, Janinah Burnett, Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming Ezekiel Saw the Wheel/There’s a Little Wheel a-Turning Arr. Johnie Dean INTERMISSION Lift Every Voice and Sing Roland Carter Wade in the Water arr. Moses Hogan Alteouise de Vaughn, Soloist Lil’ Boy arr. Roland Hays Earl Hazell, Bass Sit Down Servant, Sit Down Phillip McIntyre/arr.Tedrin Blair Lindsay Roderick George, Alfonse Anderson, Ricky Little Steal Away/Down By the Riverside Frederick Prentice/Tedrin Lindsay ASE Men Give Me Jesus arr. Mark Hayes Calesta Day, Soprano O Bess, Oh Where is My Bess George Gershwin Janinah Burnett, Alteouise de Vaughn, Kenneth Overton A Handful of Keys (From Ain’t Misbehavin’) Fats Waller Andrea Jones-Sojola, Calesta Day, Hope Koehler, Kenneth Overton, Ervy Whitaker Ole Time Religion McCutchen/McCorvey Gretha Boston, Mezzo Soloist Amen arr. Robert De Cormier Everett McCorvey, Tenor Soloist Jeryl Cunningham, Soprano Soloist Janinah Burnett, Soprano Soloist
*Program subject to change *Dancer at selected performances only
The American Spiritual Ensemble was founded by Everett McCorvey in 1995. This summer the American Spiritual Ensemble celebrates its tenth consecutive tour of Spain. In Spain alone the American Spiritual Ensemble has performed over 90 concerts. Its members have sung in theaters and opera houses around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and abroad in Italy, Germany, Britain, Scotland, Spain and Japan. The repertoire ranges from opera to spirituals to Broadway. The members of the American Spiritual Ensemble are soloists in their own right and the vocalists have thrilled audiences around the world with their dynamic renditions of classic spirituals, jazz and Broadway numbers highlighting the Black experience.
The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to keep the American Negro spiritual alive. The repertoire of the American Spiritual Ensemble ranges from spirituals to classical to Broadway and dance. The American Spiritual Ensemble has presented diverse concerts throughout the United States, Europe and South America. Its founder, Everett McCorvey, is a native of Montgomery, Alabama. He received his degrees from the University of Alabama, including a Doctorate of Musical Arts. As a tenor soloist, Dr. McCorvey has performed in major centers around the world including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, Radio City Music Hall in New York and in England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, China, Hungary, Poland and the Czech and Slovak Republics. During the summers, Dr. McCorvey is on the artist faculty of the American Institute of Musical Study (AIMS) in Graz, Austria and the Intermezzo Opera Program in Palm Beach, Florida. Dr. McCorvey holds an Endowed Chair Voice and is Director of Opera at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.
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