DeVona Jaworski Boyd
(MetroMusicMinistries.org)
(MetroMusicMinistries.org)
The CSO Gospel Choir is pleased to present The Myth—40 Acres and a Mule: An Epic Chronicling of African-American Land Preservation as part of the 2015 Piccolo Spoleto Festival Saturday, May 30 Citadel
Baptist Church, 328 Meeting Street, Charleston at 5:00pm featuring guest director D.J. Boyd.
Through song and narration,
The Myth—40 Acres and a Mule: An Epic Chronicling of African-American Land Preservation
tells the epic story demystifying the myth of land ownership among
emancipated African-Americans who continued to toil and survive as
sharecroppers on nearby
land where they were once enslaved.
Ranging from the
jubilation of newly found freedom, to the long and arduous
multi-generational effects of sharecropping, the CSO Gospel Choir tells
the poignant story of this unique American experience, of
how newly freed people struggled to acquire and to hold on to their
land.
“We are delighted to
bring this performance and shine a light on a problem still very much
alive today in many rural areas throughout South Carolina, and other
parts of the deep south,” said Lee Pringle, CSO
Gospel Choir President and event producer.
Tickets and Information
CSO Gospel Choir
The Myth—40 Acres and a Mule Benefit for Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation
Saturday, May 30, 2015, 5:00pm
Citadel Square Baptist Church, 328 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC
General Admission tickets: $21 adults; children or students $11 with ID
Advance tickets online:
www.piccolospoleto.com;
by phone (866) 811-4111; at door (cash or check only) up to one half hour before each performance
About the CSO Gospel Choir
Now in its fifteenth
year, the CSO Gospel Choir, Charleston’s celebrated culturally diverse
choir, performs gospel, spirituals and sacred music for annual concert
events including a Palm Sunday performance,
CSO Gospel Christmas, Piccolo Spoleto and regional events throughout
the southeast
and numerous engagements in Europe including Paris, London, Rome and Prague and Ghana West Africa.
CSOGospel.com
About Guest Director D.J. Boyd
DeVona
Jaworski Boyd, affectionately known as D.J., is a native of Whitmire,
SC. At age five his musical journey began with formal piano lessons that
continued during school marching
and symphonic band programs. While attending college he served as the
appointed personal pianist to the university president providing
instrumental music for major university events.
His
choral career includes serving as Assistant Director of Music and Arts
at Friendship Missionary Baptist and Director of Worship at St. Luke
Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte,
NC. Mr. Boyd is a member of the American Choral Directors Association
and National Association of Negro Musicians He is a graduate of Winthrop
University with a Bachelors of Arts in Music.
Promotional images available upon request
CSO Gospel Choir PO Box 22724 Charleston, SC 29413-2724
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