{"id":16282,"date":"2021-03-22T12:50:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T16:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=16282"},"modified":"2021-05-07T09:04:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:04:56","slug":"american-spiritual-ensembles-virtual-tour-performs-for-transylvanias-smith-concert-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/03\/american-spiritual-ensembles-virtual-tour-performs-for-transylvanias-smith-concert-series\/","title":{"rendered":"American Spiritual Ensemble\u2019s virtual tour performs for Transylvania\u2019s Smith Concert Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/03\/TransylvaniaUniversity_AmericanSpiritualEnsemble_Smith2021_web-1-810x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/03\/TransylvaniaUniversity_AmericanSpiritualEnsemble_Smith2021_web-1-810x478.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/03\/TransylvaniaUniversity_AmericanSpiritualEnsemble_Smith2021_web-1-350x207.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/03\/TransylvaniaUniversity_AmericanSpiritualEnsemble_Smith2021_web-1-730x431.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/03\/TransylvaniaUniversity_AmericanSpiritualEnsemble_Smith2021_web-1-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/03\/TransylvaniaUniversity_AmericanSpiritualEnsemble_Smith2021_web-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/03\/TransylvaniaUniversity_AmericanSpiritualEnsemble_Smith2021_web-1.jpg 1443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University next month will present \u201cThe Power of Spirituals,\u201d a virtual concert experience featuring the internationally acclaimed American Spiritual Ensemble, as part of the annual Dorothy J. and Fred K. 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