ALL GOD'S CHILDREN CHOIR performs at CHICAGO'S NAVY PIER for MLK DAY

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Contact persons: Larry or Sandy Feldman (269-469-0539 or 269-921-0531 or 269-921-2953)

 

There is exciting news for Southwest Michigan’s own All God’s Children Community Choir! The choir has been invited to be the featured performers for the Martin Luther King Day celebration at Chicago’s Navy Pier the afternoon of January 20^th, 2014. The Navy Pier Event Coordinator, Rose Allen, said that after reviewing many You Tube videos of children’s choirs she was delighted to discover All God’s Children. Her reaction was: “This choir is Dr. King’s dream come true!”  

Dr. King’s birthday will begin early for the members of the All God’s Children Choir, who will perform at the Lake Michigan College Breakfast Commemoration at 8 AM. Following that appearance, the choir will board a tour bus and head into Chicago for two performances in Navy Pier’s  Family Pavilion, at 1 and 2 pm.

The All God’s Children Community Choir was formed 14 years ago to help bridge the racial divide in Southwest Michigan. The choir is a multiracial, multicultural group of talented and enthusiastic children and teens, ages 5 to 18, from Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Stevensville, and other Southwest Michigan communities. Led by a multiethnic team of directors, the Choir inspires audiences with its messages of brotherhood and sisterhood, unity, friendship, peace and respect for all people.

Since All God’s Children’s initial appearance at the Race Relations Council Awards Program in 2001, the choir has performed on more than 100 occasions. These special events have included performances at Lake Michigan College and Andrews University to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; a special Habitat for Humanity performance for former President Jimmy Carter; concerts in Grand Rapids and Traverse City for state and national teachers’ conferences; joint appearances with the Chicago Children’s Choir in Michigan and Chicago; a Holiday Traditions concert with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera star Angela Brown; and performances with renowned professional musicians Tom Chapin, Josh White, Jr., Gemini, LaRon Williams, Nikki Harris, Peter Yarrow, and Pamela Chappell (with whom All God’s Children recorded an award-winning CD).

In 2013, the choir released its own CD, titled All God’s Children, with a special guest appearance by Pamela Chappell. 

One of the strengths of the All God’s Children Choir is the Teen Ensemble, ages 12 to 18, many of whom have been with the choir since they were young children. The Teen Ensemble performs as a separate group and as part of the full choir.

The All God’s Children Community Choir is led by Co-Founders and Coordinators Sandy and Larry Feldman, Directors Hursel Cole, Corey Hampton, and Stephanie Ng, and Assistant Director Kortney Moore. For additional information about All God’s Children, please contact Sandy and Larry Feldman at 269-469-0539 or online at sandyandlarryfeldman@hotmail.com.