DETROIT/Aug.
9. 2012—The critically acclaimed Brazeal Dennard Chorale, directed
by Dr. Augustus Hill, will present a World Choir Games Encore Concert on Aug.
26 at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit. The concert will feature selections performed
by members of the Brazeal Dennard Chorale during the recent World Choir
Games in Cincinnati where the Chorale won a gold medal in the spiritual music
competition and a silver medal in the mixed chamber music category.
“We have just returned victorious from the ‘Olympics of
Choral Music’ and we are so grateful that Hartford Church has extended this
wonderful opportunity to share the experience with our families, friends and
longtime supporters throughout metropolitan Detroit,” said Don Robinson,
executive director of the Chorale.
“Our travels may take us to points across the nation and
globe, but we remain Detroit’s hometown group and we invite our community to
join us on Aug. 26 to hear the music that touched hearts and brought people
from vast cultures to their feet at the World Choir Games.”
Hosted in the United States for the first time, the 2012
World Choir Games (July 4-14) attracted more than 15,000 participants from 70
nations.
“It was a once in a lifetime experience,” said Janice
Cowan, an alto and one of 22 Brazeal Dennard Chorale singers to make the
trip. “Being able to come together
with choirs from all over the world was breathtaking. And we felt really good about what we are because we stood
up against the best in the world.
It was an inspirational experience and euphoria set in when we realized
we won the medals.”
During the Encore Concert Cowan and her fellow Chorale
members will showcase music for the entire family featuring sacred Negro
spirituals and classical selections.
“I don’t view this concert as a
culmination, but more as an opportunity and a springboard,” said Dr. Hill, who
also presented a symposium during the World Choir Games entitled “The
American Negro Spiritual: A Gift to Choral
Music.”
“For people
who have not been exposed to us, it is an opportunity to get interested and
excited about the Chorale and with their support we can take the group to the
next level as we fulfill our mission.”
Hartford Memorial Baptist Church is located at 18700 James
Couzens Freeway in northwest Detroit. Tickets for the Sunday 4 p.m. concert are
$20 and can be purchased by contacting the Chorale office at 313-331-0378
or 313-823-5278.
Tickets also will be available at the door the afternoon of the event.
“We are really looking forward to letting the community
know what we are and what they have in us,” says Cowan, who invites all
segments of the community to come out on the 26th.
Named after its legendary founder, the late Brazeal
Dennard, the Brazeal DennardChorale’s mission is to “remember, discover,
preserve, and share the Negro spiritual as a part of the artistic community,
and to rediscover and perform significant choral works by African American
composers.” To learn more about the Brazeal Dennard Chorale please visit www.brazealdennard.org
or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/brazeal.dennard.
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