Arts & Entertainment
Soul Sanctuary Now Out on Navona Records
Soul Sanctuary features empowering spirituals from the past two centuries that have stood the test of time and have deep relevance today.
ATLANTA, GA – Acclaimed soprano Maria Clark and award-winning pianist/composer Maria Thompson Corley have released a new album of spirituals and hymns called Soul Sanctuary. Released on Navona Records, and recorded at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA, Soul Sanctuary features empowering spirituals from the past two centuries that have stood the test of time and have deep relevance today.
Soul Sanctuary is available for download or streaming on Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, You Tube Music, and at navonarecords.com.
The album includes new arrangements of “His Eye is on the Sparrow,” “Wade in the Water,” “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah,” “Motherless Child,” and many others. Acclaimed cellist and recording artist Ismail Akbar performs on three songs, “His Name So Sweet,” “Wade in the Water,” and “Deep River.”
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Soul Sanctuary recently hit #27 on Amazon's “Best Seller for New Classical Music List,” and has been hailed as “gorgeous,” “Intensely emotional,” and “an uplifting outlook in these times of adversity.”
Atlanta-based Maria Clark, is an acclaimed soprano and a senior lecturer of vocal studies at Spelman College and Emory University. She has performed with opera companies and symphony orchestras around the world.
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Jamaican-born, Canadian-raised Maria Thompson Corley’s music has been commissioned, performed, recorded, and/or taught by numerous musicians in the United States and abroad. Her work has been featured in films and on television soundtracks, as well as on radio and digital platforms, nationally and internationally. Thompson Corley lives in Lancaster, PA.
On April 13, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Spelman College’s Sisters Chapel, Maria Clark will be performing in a faculty recital, where she will be performing songs from the album. She will be joined by accompanist Trey Clegg. There will be a few signed advance copies of the physical album for purchase. The event is free and open to the public. Please visit spelman.edu for more information.
The physical CD of Soul Sanctuary is slated for distribution in Summer 2022 by Naxos Records.
