About
“I have come to you tonight because no people have been asked to be modern-day people with the history of slavery, and still we walk, and still we talk, and still we plan, and still we hope, and still we sing.” – Sonia Sanchez from “Reflections After the June 12th March for Disarmament.”
This excerpt, by the celebrated poet and activist Sonia Sanchez, gave birth to the title “And Still We Sing” and the impetus for this Nathaniel Dett Chorale summer concert. The Chorale will perform several selections from the body of music known as Spirituals, which encompass the gamut of human emotion, and which also helped an enslaved people find hope where there was none and to sing their freedom into existence.
About The Nathaniel Dett Chorale
The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is Canada’s first professional choral group dedicated to the creation, performance, and preservation of Afrocentric choral music. The multi-faceted vocalists of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale perform all styles and genres of music appropriate to the traditions of Africa and its Diasporas. The Chorale’s mission is to build bridges of understanding, appreciation, and acceptance between communities of people through the medium of Afrocentric choral music. Founder D. Brainerd Blyden-Taylor named The Nathaniel Dett Chorale after internationally renowned African Canadian composer R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943) to be a professional choral ensemble where persons of African heritage are represented in the majority.
Dates & Times
Tickets
No tickets required
Venue
479 Queens Quay West,
Toronto, ON