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"There's a different energy here," said [David C Howse]. "I'm not trying to outdo others. And here, I'm not playing Faust. I'm being myself."
The Ensemble recreates traditional arrangements, as well as those by modern composers such as John Andrew Ross (1940-2006), who chaired the Department of Music at the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, and from 1970 until his death directed the annual production of "Black Nativity" by the National Center of Afro-American Artists. In 1997, the Ensemble released its first CD, "Comin' Up Shouting!," with arrangements by Ross."He was singing his face off," said [Allyssa Jones]. "We were hearing our future. We were thinking, 'Now there's 10 of us - oh boy!'"See the full content of this document
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The New England Spiritual Ensemble
The cadences, language and uplift of black spirituals have influenced every form of art in America and spread from the pulpits of preachers to the podiums of politicians.
Born of enslaved African Americans, black spirituals were the first original music of a new nation. Sustaining this music as a living oral tradition is the New England Spiritual Ensemble.Founded in 1994, the Ensemble has been rjerforming traditional African American spirituals and go...See the full content of this document
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