Nathaniel Dett Chorale Performs at Ontario's Collingwood Music Festival August 8, 2009

[R. Nathaniel Dett Chorale]

Collingwood Music Festival
Nathaniel Dett Chorale
Saturday, 08 August 2009 - 7:30 PM
“A spirit of unity, rendered in song.” - The Globe & Mail
The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is Canada’s first professional choral group dedicated to Afrocentric music of all styles, including classical, spiritual, gospel, jazz, folk and blues. These 21 classically trained, outstanding vocalists have shared the stage with internationally recognized artists such as Juno Award-winning jazz pianist Joe Sealy; opera star Kathleen Battle and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; the Signal Hill Alumni Choir of Tobago, West Indies; and the Concert Choir of Hampton University, Virginia. The Chorale has also performed at events honouring world leaders Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and personalities Muhammad Ali and Oscar Peterson. These multi-faceted vocalists, whose talent stretches beyond the traditional expectations of a classical chamber choir, seek to broaden their vision to include all styles and genres of music, from classical to jazz, folk, blues and popular music, as appropriate to the traditions of the African Diaspora.

The Chorale’s vision is to be a premier performer of Afrocentric composers - past, present and future - and to be a touchstone for the education of audiences and communities regarding the full spectrum of Afrocentric choral music.

CollingwoodMusicFestival.com

Collingwood, Ontario
Celebrating our 10th Season!The Collingwood Music Festival Association is the only community non-profit organization in the Georgian Triangle/Collingwood area that is dedicated to live concerts featuring the finest-calibre classical and World music. It was founded by our Artistic Director, Douglas Nadler, in 2000. [R. Nathaniel Dett was born in what is now Niagara Falls, Ontario on October 11, 1882. He died in Battle Creek, Michigan on October 2, 1943 and is profiled at AfriClassical.com]