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LIVE MUSIC – The Sound of Gospel Music Presented by The NAACP | Mayo Civic Center
February 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
$15
The Sound of Gospel© Music, presented by the Rochester, Minnesota branch of the NAACP, takes the audience on an expansive historical musical journey featuring praise and worship (devotions and hymns), work and freedom songs, ring shouts, Negro spirituals, choirs and quartets, up to today’s contemporary and urban gospel. Elements of drama and joy resonate throughout the show.
The production celebrates and honors Black History Month. The show is produced by playwright, producer, and director William Pierce of 2nd Chance Outreach; it’s directed by Academy Award-nominated actress, playwright and vocalist Jevetta Steele; with musical direction by the Grammy Award-winning Billy Steele – both of the renowned family The Steeles.
The Sound of Gospel© Music is sponsored by the African American Churches of Rochester, Rochester Area Foundation and the City of Rochester’s Community Building Fund Grant. Students from Rochester Public Schools will participate in the performance.
A Community Resource Fair takes place at Mayo Civic Center from 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
The concert is approximately 2 1/2 hours in length, with a 15-minute intermission.