Nedelka Prescod

Minister NEDELKA F. PRESCOD is a singer-songwriter, educator and organizational consultant focused on Black culture, spirituality and social justice. As a multi-genre vocalist, Minister Prescod has released three recording projects: “Manifest” (2008), “The Light” (2018)  and “The Un-Silenced Voice” (2020) and performed in venues and festivals around the world, such as Joe’s Pub in New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Panama Jazz Festival, and the Muka Music Center in Shanghai. She is the founder of  New England Conservatory’s “African Heritage Ensemble,” “R&B Ensemble” and “Gospel Ensemble.” Minister Prescod’s belief in the power of art to illuminate social issues and galvanize action has led her to found multiple community initiatives including, Progression Community Youth Choir (2008) in Brooklyn, Conscious Uprising, and The Un-Silenced Voice Project (2019). For nearly two decades, Minister Prescod taught in NYC public schools as a full time music teacher and teaching artist, and transitioned in higher education, serving on faculty at New England Conservatory and Berklee College of Music. Minister Prescod holds a BS and MA in Music Education from New York University and CUNY Brooklyn College’s Conservatory of Music respectively, an MM in Contemporary Improvisation from New England Conservatory, and is currently pursuing an MDiv from Yale Divinity School.