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The American Spiritual Ensemble
Comprised of some of the finest classically trained singers in the United States, The American Spiritual Ensemble is keeping the American Negro spiritual alive.
Since its inception by Montgomery, Alabama native, Dr. Everett McCorvey in 1995, these vocalists have thrilled audiences around the world with their dynamic repertoire ranging from spirituals to classical, jazz, and Broadway numbers highlighting the Black experience. The American Spiritual Ensemble is unique in that over 90% of the members are accomplished soloists who have sung in theaters and opera houses worldwide, including the Metropolitan Operan, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and abroad in Italy, Germany, Britain, Scotland, Spain, and Japan. The resulting sound of this group is something that choral groups with two or three featured soloists cannot duplicate.
Dr. Everest McCorvey
Everett McCorvey received his degrees, including a Doctorate of Musical Arts, from the University of Alabama. As a tenor soloist, he has performed in venues across the US, 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 abroad in England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan and the Czech and Slovak Republics. Dr. McCorvey is Professor of Voice and Director of Opera at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY, and serves as well on the artist faculty of the American Institute of Musical Study (AIMS) in Graz, Austria.
“The American Spiritual Ensemble gave us the best night since our opening. It wasn’t that every soloist was better than the one before, it was just that each new soloist, whether contralto or coloratura, bass or tenor seemed to be the ultimate voice God could fashion. The audiences was erupting with bravos, standing ovations, whistles throughout the evening. The music was breathtakingly, heartbreakingly beautiful.”
“There we were, sitting in our seats for the 6 p.m. performance. The house lights dimmed, the back doors flew open, and from the lobby of the theater, the most heavenly, divine sound of voices soared around us with a spirit, velocity and blend unlike anything - and I mean anything - I’d ever heard.”