Celebrating 13th Performance of Gospel Christmas, A Charleston Holiday Tradition
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CHARLESTON,
SC November 11, 2013
─The acclaimed
CSO Gospel Choir joins forces with the
CSO Spiritual Ensemble for the holidays to present Gospel Christmas:
Behold the Star, Saturday, December 7, 2013, 7:00pm at Ashley River Baptist Church, 1101 Savannah Highway, Charleston.
Providing the setting for story of Christ’s birth through music, the
CSO Spiritual Ensemble opens the program with moving interpretations of sacred holiday music in the manner of the African-American Spiritual including
Rise Up Shepherd & Follow, Glory, Glory, Glory to the New Born King, and many others to usher in the holiday season.
A lowcountry household name, the
CSO Gospel Choir brings real meaning to Charleston’s musical landscape and
returns to the
stage for the second half of the program performing down-home
traditional spirituals and sacred selections culminating with soulful
renditions of
beloved gospel arrangements including Go Tell it On the Mountain, Lead Me Lord and
Come Thou Mighty King.
The performance will be conducted by internationally acclaimed conductor, Dr. Rollo Dilworth,
Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at Temple University,
and features an
orchestra of regional musicians for a rousing celebration of gospel
favorites, moving spirituals and festive orchestral holiday
arrangements.
"Music
and the holidays bring the joy of giving and love into our lives,” says
Dr. Dilworth. “I am honored to join this Charleston holiday tradition.
It’s a wonderful
way for families to be together and share in the uplifting and
spiritual beauty of the holidays. Nothing does it better than music!"
“We
are very honored to be hosted by Reverend Dave Patterson and the entire
Ashley River Baptist Church congregation. This world-class sanctuary
provides the perfect
setting for telling the story of the birth of Christ through moving
orchestral, spiritual, and gospel music,” said Lee Pringle, President
and Founder of the two musical groups.
The performance will also highlight several of the local groups’ talented vocalists.
Ticket and Information: Gospel Christmas: Behold the Star
Featuring the CSO Gospel Choir and CSO Spiritual Ensemble
Rollo Dilworth, guest conductor
Saturday December 7, 2013, 7:00pm
Ashley River Baptist Church,
1101 Savannah Highway,
Charleston
Tickets: $30; $20 seniors; $10 students with ID; discounted group rates for 10 or more
Tickets available at
www.csogospel.com or (866) 811-4111
FEATURED
ARTISTS
Dr. Rollo A. Dilworth, Guest Conductor
Rollo A. Dilworth is
Associate Professor of Choral Music Education at Temple University’s
Boyer School of Music in Philadelphia and serves as conductor for the
University Chorale. Dr. Dilworth served as Director
of Choral Activities and Music Education at North Park University in
Chicago and holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University,
University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Northwestern
University.
Dr. Dilworth has
written and/or arranged over 150 choral works currently in print. His
choral compositions are a part of the Henry Leck Creating Artistry
Choral Series with Hal Leonard Corporation and Colla
Voce Music Company. He has also published pieces with the Santa
Barbara Music Publishing Company as part of the Mary Alice Stollak
Choral Series. Dr. Dilworth is a contributing author for the Essential
Elements for Choir and the Experiencing Choral Music
textbook series and for Music Express! Teachers Magazine.
He authored two books of choral warm-ups for elementary and secondary choral ensembles entitled Choir Builders:
Fundamental Vocal Techniques for General and Classroom Use and Choir Builders for Growing Voices.
Dr. Dilworth has released a recording entitled
Good News which features 12 of his choral compositions. Recent choral-orchestral works include
Freedom’s Plow, commissioned by the St. Louis Symphony orchestra
and IN UNISON® Chorus and Rain Sequence, commissioned by the Mendelssohn
Club of Philadelphia.
Additional high resolution images and complete concert program available on request.
About the CSO Gospel Choir
Candace B. Mcleod, Director
Under the direction of Candace B. Mcleod, since 1999 the CSO Gospel
Choir thrives as one of Charleston’s most sought-after culturally
diverse musical groups, performing gospel, spirituals and sacred music
for local concert events as well as international and
regional performances throughout the year. csogospel.com
About the CSO Spiritual Ensemble
David A. Richardson, Director
Now in its fifth year, David A. Richardson has taken the 35-member CSO
Spiritual Ensemble to new heights honoring the ‘spiritual,’ the
historical musical form born of the suffering and endurance of African
slaves after arriving to the southern shores of this
country in powerful performances celebrating the unique, indigenous
harmonies that helped form African-American cultural traditions.
csospiritual.com
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