
Light and airy notes whistle flutes and piccolos. Bold but sweet melodies sing trumpets and saxophones.
Listen to an excerpt from AOB’s album at the end of this reading.Īlmost every night of the school year in North Nashville, whoever passes Tennessee State UniversityThe campus can be lulled by the sounds of the school marching band.īass lines blown by powerful sousaphones and trombones.
In 2021, the Fisk Jubilee Singers - based in Nashville at neighboring HBCU - won a Grammy in the same category.
The album mixes gospel with sounds and solos from the student marching band, as well as works from big names in the music industry in a variety of genres.“The Urban Hymnal” has been submitted for a Grammy nomination in the category “Best Gospel Roots Album”.