Morehouse College Glee Club
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA
DETROIT/Feb. 8, 2016—The Detroit Morehouse College Alumni Association will
present a fundraising concert featuring the world-renowned Morehouse College
Glee Club, Wednesday, March 9, at the Greater New Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist
Church.
The concert will showcase
the musical precision and wide-ranging repertoire of the Morehouse College Glee
Club, under the direction of Dr. David Morrow. The event also will include an awards ceremony, which will
honor a local Morehouse alumnus for excellence and community service. Event proceeds will support the Detroit
Morehouse College Alumni Association’s scholarship fund, recruiting efforts and
community service initiatives, including a “Boys To Men” mentoring program.
“We are charged to lift up
a legacy of greatness through our commitment to excellence in all that we
do,” said Detroit Morehouse
College Alumni Association President Franklin Wilkerson (Class of 1992). “Through an inspiring evening of music
and fellowship, we will help our community—including our youth—achieve future
success.”
Established in 1911 the
Morehouse College Glee Club is the official singing organization of Morehouse
College. Under the direction of
Dr. Morrow since 1987, the Morehouse College Glee Club has continued to
exemplify excellence in choral performances and brotherhood in the United
States and throughout the world. A
small sampling of highlights under Dr. Morrow’s direction includes performing the national anthem with the late Natalie Cole for
Super Bowl XXVIII; participating with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Jessye
Norman, Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, and Trisha Yearwood in the Opening and
Closing Ceremonies of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta; and touring Poland and
cities along the Volga River in Russia.
General admission tickets for the 7 p.m. performance are $20.
Concert tickets can be purchased in advance by visiting www.eventbrite.com. Tickets also can be
purchased the evening of the concert at Greater
New Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church located at 586 Owen Street in Detroit.
Founded
in Atlanta in 1867, Morehouse College remains the only all-male historically
black college in the nation. For
more information about the concert, please contact Detroit Morehouse College
Alumni Association Member Nate Ford at 313-779-2300 or nkford@yahoo.com
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