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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 20th,
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.
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.
