GOSPEL MUSIC INVITATIONAL FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY!

By Molly Windover, March 19, 2023

a woman sings into a microphone on stage, surrounded by orchestra musicians and a conductor.

Performers at a previous Gospel Festival in Ford Hall

Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to host the 2023 High School Gospel Music Invitational Festival on Saturday, March 25th, at 8:00 p.m. in Ford Hall. Directed by Baruch Whitehead, the biennial concert event will feature the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra, guest clinician Maestra D'Walla Simmons-Burke of Winston-Salem State University, guest soloist Krista Overby of Laurel, Mississippi, and high school gospel choirs from Baltimore, Boston, Washington, D.C., and upstate New York. Ithaca College's Amani Gospel Singers will open the program, and Stan Spottswood will serve as Master of Ceremonies.

The concert is free and open to the public.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Michael Stern at mstern@ithaca.edu or 607-274-3717. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.