Sunday, January 18, 2015

Cleveland.com: 'R. Nathaniel Dett Concert Choir of Cleveland School of the Arts' sang spirituals at Church of the Covenant in tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Collected Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett
Foreword by Ellis Marsalis

R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943) 
is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which 
features a comprehensive Works List 
and a Bibliography by 
Dr. Dominique-René de Lerma, 

Angelo Johnson, an alumnus of Cleveland School of the Arts, serves as guest director for the R. Nathaniel Dett Concert Choir for the spiritual, "You Must Have That True Religion." The spiritual was written by Robert Nathaniel Dett, the choir's namesake. The Church of the Covenant invited the R. Nathaniel Dett Concert Choir of Cleveland School of the Arts to sing spirituals as a tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Lynn Ischay/The Plain Dealer)

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