Feb 13, 2018 from Press Connects

The Phelps Mansion Museum (191 Court St. in Binghamton) will celebrate Black History Month with a concert of African-American spirituals from tenor Tshombe Selby and pianist Ishmael Wallace at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Selby, a native of Manteo, North Carolina, was first introduced to music in church where he began singing with the youth choir at age 5. At 15, he became minister of music for his church, taught himself to play the gospel keyboard, and performed at school and community events.

He received a bachelor of arts degree in music performance from Elizabeth City State University, where he was tenor soloist in the University Choir. Performance experience included tours of the United States and Africa as well as singing for North Carolina state senators and the U.S. Congress.

In 2013, Selby apprenticed with Nico Castel and his wife, Carol Castel, of the New York Opera Studio. He gave his solo Carnegie Hall debut in the Stein Auditorium in February 2015 as a tenor soloist with DCINY in “The Exodus,” an oratorio by E. Robinson.