Nathaniel Dett Chorale
The Nathaniel Dett Chorale | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Instrument | A cappella |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | nathanieldettchorale |
The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is a Canadian choral group that specializes in Afrocentric music of all styles including classical, spirituals, gospel, jazz, folk, and blues.[1][2] It is named after the Canadian-born Black composer and musician R. Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943), who had a long teaching career in the United States.[3][4] The group has performed in the Maritimes, Quebec, Manitoba, Western Canada, the United States, and France. The Chorale has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Nathaniel Dett
[edit | edit source]Canadian-born Black musician and composer Nathaniel Dett studied piano as a child.[3] He worked as a church organist in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, from 1898 to 1903. He graduated from Oberlin College with a Bachelor of Music in 1908, and later studied composition with the French composer Nadia Boulanger. Dett taught at Lane College in Jackson, Mississippi; Hampton Institute in Virginia; Samuel Houston College in Austin, Texas; and Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. At the Eastman School of Music he earned a Master of Music degree in 1932. He won prizes from Harvard University for his article entitled The Emancipation of Negro Music and for a motet, "Don't Be Weary, Traveller". Dett edited several published collections of folk songs and spirituals, and served as president of the National Association of Negro Musicians from 1924 to 1926.
History
[edit | edit source]The Chorale was founded in 1998 by Brainerd Blyden-Taylor,[5][6] who continues to be the director of the group.[7][8]
As well as touring throughout Canada, the Chorale also performed at the Pollyfolia choral festival in France in 2004[9] and at the U.S. Library of Congress in 2007.
In 2009, the group performed at the inauguration of Barack Obama.[10]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ " Classical concert meets literary reading: a near-perfect pairing" KATE TAYLOR, The Globe and Mail, February 15, 2012
- ^ Opera review: Toronto premiere of Scott Joplin's Treemonisha a significant cultural event". Musical Toronto, By John Terauds on May 31, 2012
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- ^ "Musical sermon draws hearty amen". Bradford Expositor, By Murray Charters, April 10, 2013
- ^ "Nathaniel Dett Chorale heads for Obama celebrations". CBC News, January 8, 2009
- ^ "Nathaniel Dett Cover Story". The Whole Note, by Colin Eatock January 28, 2009
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External links
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