NSO & CeCe Winans: 'Believe For It' in Concert

• CeCe Winans, voice
• David Hamilton, guest conductor

One night only! Legendary gospel singer and 15-time Grammy Award winner CeCe Winans takes center stage to perform chart-topping favorites and uplifting new music from her most recent project Believe For It. As the best-selling and most-awarded female gospel and R&B artist of all time, CeCe has cemented her status as one of the most accomplished and celebrated women in music history

About National Symphony Orchestra

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About CeCe Winans, voice

Priscilla Marie Winans Love, known professionally as CeCe Winans, is an American gospel singer. She rose to prominence as a member of the duo BeBe & CeCe Winans; before launching an acclaimed solo career.

As the best-selling and most-awarded female gospel artist of all time, Winans has long since cemented her status as one of the most accomplished and celebrated women in music history. Winans has released a myriad of solo and collaborative albums that crossed genres and influenced generations of gospel and secular vocalists. Her mantel today holds a staggering 15 Grammy Awards, 23 Dove Awards and 15 Stellar Awards. Extraordinary accolades include being inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and receiving stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Nashville Music City Walk of Fame. In addition to being named a Trailblazer of Soul by BMI and garnering multiple NAACP Image Awards, Soul Train Awards, and ESSENCE Awards, the music pioneer continues to break through barriers. She has sold 17 million records world-wide, topping the gospel charts repeatedly while managing to cross over with smashes like "Count On Me," her stunning duet with Whitney Houston, which sold two million copies and cracked the Top 10 on the Pop, R&B, and Adult Contemporary charts.

She touched millions more with inspirational performances everywhere from singing before the Pope to The White House, the American Music Awards, and the Kennedy Center Honors.

With her most recent project Believe For It, Winans had added her first ever live album to her meteoric and expansive catalogue. Believe For It resonated with fans immediately and has reached over 10 million streams, received high critical praise and numerous award nominations since its release.

About David Hamilton, guest conductor

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