THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents the
FSU Gospel Choir
Marques J. Ruff, Director
Jeremy Moore, Assistant Director
The Celebration Continues: 50 Years & Counting!
Friday, April 19, 2024
7:30 p.m. | Opperman Music Hall
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
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PROGRAM
Ride on King Jesus
The Lord’s Prayer
Gain the World
Jubilee Song
Holy Bible
Freddy Washington, Sr./ Hubert L. Powell, Jr.
Jeremy Moore, conductor
When the Saints Go to Worship
Bex Pennell, soloist
Souled Out
I Really Love the Lord
God Is
It Will Be Alright
Alejo Rodriguez, Dorian Carr, and Shania Castor, soloists
James Hall (b. 1971)
Donald Lawrence (b. 1961)
Hezekiah Walker (b. 1962)
Jimmy Dowell (1946–2004)
Robert J. Fryson (1944–1994)
John P. Kee (b. 1962)
Dante Dix, soloist
Total Praise
Jeremy Moore, conductor
Richard Smallwood (b. 1948)
Soprano
Shania Castor
Prisha Devaguptapu
Caitlin Gerding
Marli German
Emily Hall
Charlotte Palmer
Isabella Pinilla
Ashlynn Pope
Jennifer Rabideau
Julia Rinehart
Mogale Stewart
Sierra Su
Hailey Swanson
Kaelyn Siller
Gospel Choir Personnel
Marques J. Ruff, Director
Jeremy Moore, Assistant Director
Alto
Kiley Berkery
Kendal Coulbertson
Samia Driver
Hayley Elmore
Paris Graham
Caroline Keen
Ally Kelso
Isabella Martinez
Rae Miller
Veronica Parodi
Monica Powell
Bex Pennell
Hannah Sheats
Tenor/Bass
Alex Barry
Dorian Car
Dante Dix
Liam Dunn
Quaid Jones
Alexei Kovalev
Garrison Mack
Joshua Nover
Elisha Wisdom
Band
Edwin Mompremier, keyboard
Shamar Saint-Cyr, bass; Lawrence Turner, drums