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Unified Voices fill Launer in debut gospel performance with historical roots
People from all walks of life and different backgrounds joined together in a blend of harmony inside Launer Auditorium the evening of Saturday, Feb. 11, as the Columbia College Unified Voices Gospel Choir debuted during the 2023 Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri Unity Concert.
“The energy in the room was seriously palpable,” says Music Professor Emily Edgington Andrews. “It was alive, amazing and really joyful. We had a full house, which was wonderful. There was so much diversity — everything from age, race to political affiliation.”
Edgington Andrews serves as the artistic director for CAAM in addition to her role as a CC Music faculty member.
The CC Unified Voices Gospel Choir, conducted by guest artist-in-residence Ronnie C. Wilson, performed three songs to culminate a four-week experience for its 25 inaugural members. They were joined in the combined concert by the Columbia Community Gospel Choir, the Columbia Kids Gospel Choir & Columbia Youth Choirs, and the University of Missouri’s Sankofa Chorale.
The eighth annual Unity Concert benefited the Columbia nonprofit Voluntary Action Center’s Opportunity Campus and thrilled an engaged crowd that recognized performers with multiple standing ovations.
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