For the first time, traditional Negro spirituals will be sung as an opera, when Seattle Opera hosts the world premiere of “Jubilee,” on October 12. You can listen to the music and the story of how ...

Real history and amazing songs blend in Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s new production of “Jubilee,” which playwright and director Tazewell Thompson describes as a “nakedly a cappella” journey into ...

Goggans grew up in East Cleveland and the University Circle neighborhood/area knowing early in life that music, he played drums in his family’s church, and performing was his future. When CCGS started ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The story of the Negro spiritual is closely linked to the history of African Americans. Spirituals like “Wade in the Water,” “The Gospel Train,” and “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” ...

Want to convince your friends you’re a bigger music snob than they are? Here’s a cheat sheet: an interactive timeline showing the birthplace and evolution of different genres of western dance music.

The musical runs through Jan. 29. Tickets are available online at asf.net, or by calling the ASF box office at 334-271-5353. Real history and amazing songs blend in Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s new ...