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Get ready for a star-studded event filled with hymns, African-American sacred music, spirituals and choral pieces including:
“The Church’s One Foundation”
by M. Roger Holland, III,
“Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,”
“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”
and more!
The Pittsburgh Gospel Choir and River City Brass Band recently announced a new collaboration that promises new artistic endeavors for both ensembles.
Pittsburgh Gospel Choir is a choral group that performs hymn arrangements, African-American sacred music, spirituals, anthems and standard sacred choral literature. The group is a multi-ethic, multi-generational choir unit making its home a part of its name—Pittsburgh.
Also appearing as guests:
River City Brass Band, 28-member brass ensemble
Joe Negri, guitar
Dr. J. Richard Szeremany,
Director of Worship, Music & Dance, East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Madame Mary Caldwell Dawson Branch Chorale
Henry Biggs, piano
Choral Director, Rodgers CAPA, Minster of Music,
Cornerstone Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, PA
Kris Rust, piano
Director of Choral Activities, Franklin Regional High School, Murrysville, PA
Maximilion Elliott-Quinerly & All Nations Dance
and much more!
 
 
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 Rev. Dr. Herbert V.R.P. Jones, the Pittsburgh Gospel Choir’s Conductor, says he is looking forward to the concert and the collaboration between the PGC and RCBB.
“As a choral conductor, I feel strongly about collaborative musical undertakings between choral units and instrumental units. I encourage collaborative efforts between choirs, orchestras, bands and other instruments – when performing gospel music as well as standard choral literature where collaborative efforts are appropriate,” says Jones.
Denis Colwell, Music Director and Conductor of RCBB, echoes some of the same sentiments as Jones.
“Gospel music has great inherent artistic validity and value, it presents interesting collaborative possibilities for the RCBB, and it speaks to the RCBB’s vitality and commitment to the community,” says Colwell.
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There is NO ADMISSION for this concert, but DONATIONS are encouraged.
The Pittsburgh Gospel Choir is a multi-age, multi-ethnic musical ensemble with that performs American gospel music in the Western Pennsylvania area. It is intended to serve and cultivate a diverse choir membership and audience, and infuse both with an appreciation for gospel music. Pittsburgh Gospel Choir concerts are designed to be uplifting, edifying, and entertaining. The Pittsburgh Gospel Choir operates under a fiscal sponsorship with River City Brass Band.
For more information about the Pittsburgh Gospel Choir,
call 412-613-5825 or www.pittsburghgospelchoir.org
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