Ella Sheppard

Biography

Ella Sheppard’s extraordinary gift for music drew her to the Fisk Jubilee Singers, where she became one of the guiding lights carrying the spirituals of her people to concert halls across the nation.

As a gifted pianist, conductor, and teacher, she helped refine the ensemble’s arrangements, inspired young musicians, and ensured that the emotional truth of those sacred songs would echo long after she was gone.