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Belmont Wins Dove Award
A recording project with roots at Belmont University won a prestigious Dove Award Wednesday night at the Gospel Music Association's 35th Annual Dove Awards awards show in Nashville.
The song "Poor Man Lazarus," from the Fisk Jubilee Singers album In Bright Mansions won a Dove for Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year. The album was produced by Belmont University’s student-operated record label Acklen Records in a joint venture with Curb Records. In Bright Mansions was the first commercial release from Acklen Records.
"I know of no other student/university label to be nonimated for both the Grammy and Dove, and to actually win a Dove award," said David Herrera, instructor of music business at Belmont's Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business. "THis is a big deal." Herrera was operations manager of Acklen Records when In Bright Mansions was recorded.
The project conception and sound recording was completed at Belmont University's Ocean Way Nashville recording studio by Acklen Records.
The Fisk project was also nominated for "Best Packaging" for both the Dove and the Grammy Awards.
"These nominations reflect the peer recognition for excellence from recording industry professionals of our product," said Herrera. "This is a unique first for any student/university label to be recognized from both the general markets and gospel markets," Herrera said.
Dove Award winners: Dr. Wesley Bulla, David Henson, Paul T. Kwami (musical director and conductor of the Fisk Jubilee Singers), and David Herrera.
An online album preview is available at http://www.belmont.edu/fisk. You can read previous Belmont News coverage of the In Bright Mansions project by clicking the headlines below:
Belmont, Fisk, Curb Records Celebrate Historic Partnership - Feb. 18, 2003
Belmont Project Up for a Grammy® - Feb. 4, 2004
Project Up for Two Dove Awards - Feb. 11, 2004
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