Monday Tween Daytime Gospel Concert

[glinda]

Darn, I wish I was gonna be in town in time for this!!!! Somebody go for me, ok? Interesting Ray Charles connection, too.

From Offbeat's email newsletter:

HIGHER EDUCATION
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation presents its annual Gospel is Alive concert Monday, April 28 at 10 a.m. in Dixon Hall on the Tulane campus. The show presents the Wilberforce University Choir and the Mahalia Jackson Youth Choir, and admission is free. The Wilberforce choir will also appear at Jazz Fest Sunday, April 27. Interested high school seniors can also audition for the Wilberforce University Choir. Auditions take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26 at the NOCCA Riverfront campus (2800 Chartres St.) in the Ellis Marsalis Jazz Studio. Auditioners interested joining the choir and attending the school in Ohio-the oldest private African-American university in the country-should be able to apply to the school, sing a piece of music a cappella, and discuss their musical aspirations. Students will be considered for scholarships including the Ray Charles Scholarship Endowment in Music and Arts, a fund established by Charles in 2006 when he gave Wilberforce $2 million for the scholarship and the Ray Charles Chair in Music.

[Jada]

I saw this from the Offbeat emailer this morning. Sounds interesting. I've already got plans Monday though :(
Patry prep and the raffle drawing :)
If anyone goes, let us know how it was...sounds pretty cool.

[chrisjoseph]

I'm definitely going.

[Terry]

Darn, I wish I was gonna be in town in time for this!!!! Somebody go for me, ok? Interesting Ray Charles connection, too.

From Offbeat's email newsletter:

HIGHER EDUCATION
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation presents its annual Gospel is Alive concert Monday, April 28 at 10 a.m. in Dixon Hall on the Tulane campus. The show presents the Wilberforce University Choir and the Mahalia Jackson Youth Choir, and admission is free. The Wilberforce choir will also appear at Jazz Fest Sunday, April 27. Interested high school seniors can also audition for the Wilberforce University Choir. Auditions take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26 at the NOCCA Riverfront campus (2800 Chartres St.) in the Ellis Marsalis Jazz Studio. Auditioners interested joining the choir and attending the school in Ohio-the oldest private African-American university in the country-should be able to apply to the school, sing a piece of music a cappella, and discuss their musical aspirations. Students will be considered for scholarships including the Ray Charles Scholarship Endowment in Music and Arts, a fund established by Charles in 2006 when he gave Wilberforce $2 million for the scholarship and the Ray Charles Chair in Music.



Thanks for the tip. I will be in town Mon. The Gospel Tent is one of my favorites at Fest. As they say, " When in doubt as to which act to go to, head for the Gospel Tent. It rocks all day long."

[Jada]

As they say, " When in doubt as to which act to go to, head for the Gospel Tent. It rocks all day long."

YYR! I usually stop there first, then Lena's and on to whatever I have highlighted on my cubes :)

[mdfest]

I always feel like a sinner sitting there drinking a beer!

[sophisticated sissy]

Will they be serving wine? :p

[papafrog]

i live a few blocks away...if i can wake up that early ill go....
anyone want to meet for breakfast at oak street cafe at the ungodly
hour of 9am...if im not there please start without me..
oak street has a good jazz piano player every morning for breakfast..
and often other musicians sit in...oak st. corner of dublin, one block
from carrolton...

[sophisticated sissy]

Thank you, papafrog, would love to, but at that ung_dly hour, I will be winging my way toward New Orleans. Or in line at the TSA security checkpoint. In other words, in transit. Sorry to miss this one, for sure. I won't be in 'til the evenin'.