My first or second CD was Butterfly by Mariah Carey. Mm! Love her voice! The heirloom I chose when my grandma passed away was her copy of the complete collected of The Supremes. I love Motown music of the 50s and 60s. When I was 12 I choreographed my first (and only) dance to "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child. I still love Beyonce. I was watching Sister Act II last night and melted at the beautiful voice of Lauren Hill. You get the picture!...I love black women's voices. I wish I could sing like them.
A few months ago I visited my first Baptist church, and it solidified in my mind this idea that I really want to be part of a gospel choir. I looked into it, and there is no gospel choir in Provo. There used to be. But not anymore. SO....I formed my own!
I gathered a few friends to have 2 people on each part. We voted on a song and chose "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," and one of the guys arranged it for us (and did an awesome job!). We only practiced a few times before performing it this last weekend. Good thing I have friends that sing really well! Check it:
So where do we go from here? I want to open up the gospel choir to whomever wants to join, and sing gospel Christmas music. Wouldn't it be so cool to go gospel Christmas caroling? Yeah, I think so. ;)
My dollar today goes to the typhoon effort in the Phillipines.
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