American Gospel with Maria A. Ellis

American Gospel Prezi

About Maria

Maria A. Ellis is a music educator and choral conductor with more than 20 years of choral music experience. She has been called a “master educator and a force of nature” by Dr. Jim Henry, University of Missouri- St. Louis. Ms. Ellis has served as the Arts and Administrative Fellow for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, worked for the St. Louis Children’s Choirs and is the Founding Conductor of The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries’ City of Music All-Star Chorus.


American Gospel is a weekly program hosted by Maria A. Ellis, the conductor of The Sheldon’s All-Star Chorus.

American Gospel with Maria A. Ellis airs Sundays at 8am CT.


This project was supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, but the award was withdrawn in 2025 due to changed funding priorities. To find out more about the National Endowment for the Arts, visit www.arts.gov.

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