Gospel Choir

The Williams College Department of Music presents the Williams Gospel Choir on Saturday, November 22 at 7 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams campus. This free event is open to the public.

The Williams Gospel Choir, a sponsored group of the music department, presents a concert titled “Never Would Have Made It.” The concert features gospel hits such as Every Praise, Praise Is What I Do, and Thirsty.

For new listeners, a spokesperson for the choir offers an apt description and mission statement of the Williams Gospel Choir: “When it comes to Gospel Choir I believe that our audiences and members can expect to be touched by the songs we sing because each of the songs in their own exudes a thirst for and reverence for spiritual fulfillment. We sing to lift people up, to inspire them and touch them with our music in ways that genres apart from Gospel can’t. We are open to all audiences and hope to encourage people to allow music to become a healing and divine part of their lives. We believe that our voices are meant to serve the purpose of spreading a ministry of love and by singing, we are allowed to minister vocally. Singing gives us hope and strength and we hope that our audiences can experience these same feats through listening.”

The Gospel Choir is directed this year by Felicia-Wrae Morgan ’15 and Sharldine Desire ’16, and is advised by Avery Sharpe, Artist Associate and Co-director of Small Jazz Ensembles with the department of music. One of the pieces will also be directed by Mr. Sharpe. The Gospel Choir band includes pianist Abe Sanchez, bassist Heshima Moja, and drummer Eliezar Martinez. They are joined by Paul Heggeseth, trumpet; Jordan LaMothe ’17, tenor saxophone; Jeffrey Sload ’17, trombone; Jack Schweighauser ’15, guitar; Scott Daniel ’17, violin; and Kaleb Tseo 17, cello.

Snacks and refreshments will be served at the end of the concert.

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