{"id":2588,"date":"2008-10-23T19:30:55","date_gmt":"2008-10-23T19:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2010-12-22T12:02:34","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T17:02:34","slug":"6658","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2008\/10\/23\/6658\/","title":{"rendered":"Gospel Choir Anniversary Concert November 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (October 23, 2008) \u2013 The North Park University gospel choir has criss-crossed the country, entertaining and ministering to thousands of people at Evangelical Covenant churches. Their concerts also are among the most popular events on campus, where their concerts routinely attract standing-room-only crowds.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nOn Saturday, November 15, they will celebrate their 15th anniversary with a concert that will feature renowned composer, pianist, and arranger Richard Smallwood. The concert will be presented at the 1,000-seat Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, in order to accommodate the expected large crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be quite the extravaganza,\u201d says conductor Rollo Dilworth.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/uploads\/z-\/6N\/z-6NLrqOqQANiV6nVwcbFg\/Choir.jpg\" alt=\"Choir\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" align=\"left\" \/>In addition to Smallwood, other guest performers include Michele Thomas, who was an undergraduate student at the school when she formed the choir and became its first director.<\/p>\n<p>Alumni of the choir are invited to participate with the current 200-member group on two pieces. They will practice during the day of the concert, Dilworth says, and will have free admission.<\/p>\n<p>Interested alumni should <a href=\"mailto:ryngve@northpark.edu\" target=\"_blank\">email Rick Yngve<\/a> to let him know they will participate. Dilworth says it is important to know how many plan to sing, adding, \u201cThey need to wear their black.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other elements are planned, but Dilworth says, \u201cI don\u2019t want to give away too many surprises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dilworth says he\u2019s honored by Smallwood\u2019s participation. \u201cHe really started the college gospel choir movement,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<p>Smallwood was an undergraduate music major at Howard University. The school initially declined to give it official support, so he started it as a club, Dilworth says.<\/p>\n<p>By blending elements of classical music and traditional gospel, Smallwood also changed the genre, Dilworth says.<\/p>\n<p>His song, \u201cI Love the Lord,\u201d crossed into the mass market when Whitney Houston sang it on the multi-million-selling soundtrack to the hit film The Preacher&#8217;s Wife, co-starring Denzel Washington. Destiny\u2019s Child and Yolanda Adams are among other musicians who have recorded his work.<\/p>\n<p>Smallwood will be on campus for three days to work with students. On Thursday, November 13, he will direct the choir\u2019s rehearsal of two of his pieces. The public can attend the rehearsal, which will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, he will lead a master class for several piano majors during which he will share his thoughts and techniques about improvisation, and will give the students feedback on their work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a phenomenal pianist,\u201d Dilworth says.<\/p>\n<p>The North Park choir was formed in 1993 when Thomas sought the support of the music faculty, which eagerly backed the idea. The first concert was held on Mother\u2019s Day 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the choir members are not music majors. Even if all 67 vocal music majors were in the choir, they still would be outnumbered at least three to one, Dilworth says.<\/p>\n<p>A large number of students join the choir because they have been in churches that do not allow them to express their emotions so openly or have not experienced gospel music, Dilworth says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really a style of music that allows people to tap into their emotions,\u201d Dilworth says.<br \/>\n\u201cThe genre of music is a very passionate and very strong statement of worship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=2588&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (October 23, 2008) \u2013 The North Park University gospel choir has criss-crossed the country, entertaining and ministering to thousands of people at Evangelical Covenant churches. 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