McCorvey Interviewed on The Bob Edwards Show
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 12, 2009) − Everett McCorvey,
director of University of Kentucky Opera
Theatre and the American Spiritual
Ensemble, will be featured on "The Bob
Edwards Show" airing 8 to 9 a.m. Friday, March 13, on XM Channel 133 and Sirius
Channel 196. McCorvey, founder and director of the ensemble, and the 25-member vocal group will
discuss and perform examples of the American Negro spiritual -- music created by slaves with
African roots and biblical text.
As the Lexington Opera Society Endowed Chair of Opera and voice professor at UK School of Music, McCorvey is credited for the growth UK Opera Theatre has achieved. Under his leadership and with the support of the Lexington Opera Society, the opera program has become one of the most sought-after opera educations in the country, on par with other noted programs at Julliard, Florida State and Indiana. UK Opera Theatre boasts numerous successful alumni, a talented and renowned faculty, and opera productions that compete with major regional opera.
As a tenor soloist, McCorvey has enjoyed critical acclaim and performed in many prestigious venues around the globe, including the Kennedy Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Metropolitan Opera and Italy's Teatro Comunale.
Founded in 1995, the American Spiritual Ensemble is dedicated to the mission of preserving and promoting the African-American spiritual as a cherished musical tradition. Its members have performed in theaters and opera houses around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera and abroad in Italy, Germany, Britain, Scotland, Spain, Brazil and Japan.
Operatic training provides the American Spiritual Ensemble with an extraordinary sound differentiating it from other spiritual groups. The ensemble has been asked to perform throughout the United States, South America, Europe and Asia. Since 2006, even more audiences have been introduced to the talented ensemble as local and national television networks continue to present a documentary on the ensemble's work. "The Spirituals," a Public Broadcasting System documentary, tells the bitter history of the art form and follows a tour of the American Spiritual Ensemble through the South. The documentary by Dos Vatos Productions captured the ensemble's message of hope and forgiveness and the ensemble's fresh approach to African-American history, while clearly reiterating the contributions of African-born slaves and their descendants to America's musical history.
"The Bob Edwards Show" is the flagship program on XM Public Radio - XM 133. It's an original weekday morning program which features in-depth interviews with newsmakers, journalists, entertainers and other compelling figures. Prior to joining XM Satellite Radio, Edwards hosted National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" for more than 24 years.
As the Lexington Opera Society Endowed Chair of Opera and voice professor at UK School of Music, McCorvey is credited for the growth UK Opera Theatre has achieved. Under his leadership and with the support of the Lexington Opera Society, the opera program has become one of the most sought-after opera educations in the country, on par with other noted programs at Julliard, Florida State and Indiana. UK Opera Theatre boasts numerous successful alumni, a talented and renowned faculty, and opera productions that compete with major regional opera.
As a tenor soloist, McCorvey has enjoyed critical acclaim and performed in many prestigious venues around the globe, including the Kennedy Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Metropolitan Opera and Italy's Teatro Comunale.
Founded in 1995, the American Spiritual Ensemble is dedicated to the mission of preserving and promoting the African-American spiritual as a cherished musical tradition. Its members have performed in theaters and opera houses around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera and abroad in Italy, Germany, Britain, Scotland, Spain, Brazil and Japan.
Operatic training provides the American Spiritual Ensemble with an extraordinary sound differentiating it from other spiritual groups. The ensemble has been asked to perform throughout the United States, South America, Europe and Asia. Since 2006, even more audiences have been introduced to the talented ensemble as local and national television networks continue to present a documentary on the ensemble's work. "The Spirituals," a Public Broadcasting System documentary, tells the bitter history of the art form and follows a tour of the American Spiritual Ensemble through the South. The documentary by Dos Vatos Productions captured the ensemble's message of hope and forgiveness and the ensemble's fresh approach to African-American history, while clearly reiterating the contributions of African-born slaves and their descendants to America's musical history.
"The Bob Edwards Show" is the flagship program on XM Public Radio - XM 133. It's an original weekday morning program which features in-depth interviews with newsmakers, journalists, entertainers and other compelling figures. Prior to joining XM Satellite Radio, Edwards hosted National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" for more than 24 years.