Evelyn Simpson-Curenton (born 1953) earned many titles including composer, arranger, pianist, organist, vocalist, artistic director, lecturer, producer, and clinician. Her versatile skills consequently make her one of the most sought after musicians in the country within many musical genres.

A native of Philadelphia, she began playing the piano at the age of two and began her studies at the age of five. By the time she was nine, she was accompanying her renowned musical family, The Singing Simpsons of Philadelphia, in public performances. She is the sister of acclaimed mezzo-soprano and Jacobs School of Music voice professor Marietta Simpson. She graduated from Temple University where she earned a Bachelors Degree in Music Education and Voice.

A premiere African American composer, she has received many commissions for likes of artists such as George Shirley and her works have been performed and recorded by major artists, orchestras, and ensembles across the U.S. such as Duke Ellington, the Philadelphia Orchestra, The National Symphony, The Baltimore Symphony, The Minnesota Orchestra, and The U.S. Marine band. At the age of eighteen, Evelyn arranged "Jump For Joy" for the Duke Ellington band in their Sacred Concert Series. Famously in 1990, she was commissioned to complete seven arrangements of spiritual songs for a live Carnegie Hall concert featuring Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman and the Chorus and Orchestra of New York's acclaimed Metropolitan Opera. In 2019, she nominated for a Grammy along with The Aeolian Choir of Oakwood University.