Charleston Gospel Choir Spring 2018 Performance
James Weldon Johnson HIStory & Words Saturday, March 24
Charleston SC—The
Charleston Gospel Choir is pleased to present its 2018 spring performance entitled
James Weldon Johnson HIStory & Words Saturday, March
24, 5 p.m. at Charity Missionary Baptist Church, 1544 East Montague
Avenue, North Charleston, under the musical direction of Dr. Lester S.
Green, Jr., guest conductor.
Through song and narration, the performance showcases and honors the remarkable life and work of Renaissance man
James Weldon Johnson
(1871-1938), an African-American author, educator, lawyer, diplomat,
songwriter, and civil rights activist best remembered for his early
leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP)
and his musical works including his poetic lyrics
of Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing, now considered the "Negro National Anthem.”
The internationally acclaimed Choir will perform moving gospel and spiritual standards including
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing along with gospel greats including All We Ask by Donnie McClurkin, Aretha Franklin’s arrangement of
How I Got Over, Charleston Gospel Choir’s arrangement of Amazing Grace, Edwin Hawkins’ Grammy award-winning
Oh Happy Day, and many others.
“I have always been fascinated by James Walden Johnson’s story and felt many do not know his legacy beyond his poem
Lift Ev’ry Voice. HIStory chronicles his path that paved the way
for many civil rights successes, including the landmark 1954 Supreme
Court case Brown vs. Board of Education,” said Lee Pringle, Choir
President and event producer.
“I am delighted to
help tell this musical story of such an iconic contributor to black
history with this amazing group of community singers and Associate
Director Jennifer Ancrum,” added Dr. Lester S. Green
Jr., guest conductor.
Charleston Gospel Choir |
James Weldon Johnson HIStory & Words
Saturday, March 24, 2018 • 5 p.m.
Charity Missionary Baptist Church, 1544 East Montague Avenue, North Charleston, SC
General Admission Tickets
$21 adults; $11 children/students with ID
www.charlestongospelchoir.org;
(866) 811-4111
or at door (cash or check only) up to one half hour before event
About the Charleston Gospel Choir
Now in its eighteen
year, the Charleston Gospel Choir celebrates and performs gospel,
spirituals and sacred music for annual concert events including a Palm
Saturday weekend performance, Charleston Gospel
Christmas, Piccolo Spoleto, and regional events throughout the
southeast with numerous international engagements including Paris, London, Rome, Prague and Ghana, West Africa.
www.charlestongospelchoir.org
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