The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is a Canadian choral group that specializes in Afrocentric music of all styles including classical, spirituals, gospel, jazz, folk, and blues. It is named after the Canadian-born Black composer and musician R. Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943), who had a long teaching career in the United States. The group has performed in the Maritimes, Quebec, Manitoba, Western Canada, the United States, and France. The Chorale has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Nathaniel Dett
Canadian-born Black musician and composer Nathaniel Dett studied piano as a child. who continues to be the director of the group.
As well as touring throughout Canada, the Chorale also performed at the Pollyfolia choral festival in France in 2004 and at the U.S. Library of Congress in 2007.
In 2009, the group performed at the inauguration of Barack Obama.