Morgan State University Choir in Hong Kong | Methodist International Church
Concerts
30 MAY 2025 at 19:00
FREE CONERT - Open Seating with eventbrite reservations
Methodist International Church (MIC) | 271 Queen's Rd E, Wan Chai, HK For the very first time, the renowned Morgan State University Choir from Baltimore, Maryland (USA) brings its powerful, soul-stirring sound to Hong Kong, joining forces with the Hong Kong Women’s Choir for a special evening of inspirational music. The program features a moving blend of spirituals, gospel, and inspirational choral works, a celebration of resilience, hope, and unity through music. Don’t miss this uplifting musical collaboration across cultures! Program will include selections from: Lift Every voice and singarr. Roland Carter To Sit and Dream Rosephanye Powell Hold Fast to Dreams Roland Carter Five SpiritualsSung by Wings over Jordan I Have a Dream Charles Dickerson Come Unto Me James Lee Gospel Mass Robert Ray O Shenandoah arr. Steven Zegree Bring Him Home arr. Steven Zegree Wade in the Water Jasmine Barnes Hold On Just a Little While Longerarr. Bryon K. Black II My Faith Looks Up to Thee Arr. Anwar Ottley I’ll Stand Raymond Wise Stand Up from Harriet Cynthia Erivo and Joshuah Campbell The Best is Yet to Come Donald Lawrence Jehovah Sabaoth Donald Lawrence VictoryAs sung by Yolanda Adams Even me arr. Patrick Lundy Oh Happy Day Edwin Hawkins If I Can Help Somebody arr. Nathan Carter The Lord Be Praised Margaret Douroux The Morgan State University Choir is one of the nation’s most prestigious university choral ensembles. While classical, gospel, and contemporary popular music comprise the choir’s critically acclaimed repertoire, they are renowned for their emphasis on preserving spiritual heritage in their performances. The choir has performed with major symphony orchestras, including The Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and the National Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Eric Conway is the current Director of the Morgan State University Choir. Since 2004, he has led the choir through many notable performances, including a special performance at the service honoring Rosa Parks, the first woman to lie in honor at our nation’s Capital Rotunda. In 2015, at the request of First Lady Michelle Obama, the choir sang at the White House for a nationally televised concert in the East Room alongside Aretha Franklin, Shirley Caesar, and Tamela Mann. During the summer of 2018, the choir traveled to Slovakia, Germany, and Austria, where they sang in Vienna’s famed St. Mark's Cathedral. In the fall of the same year, the choir performed Leonard Bernstein’s Mass with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestra Marin Alsop. The choir has performed all over the world including in Greece, West Africa, Russia, South Africa, Canada, Colombia, China, Brazil, Argentina, Jamaica, Italy, Australia, Cuba, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Slovakia, Germany, England, Scotland, Wales, Peru, Ecuador, the Middle East, and the Galapagos Islands. Having shared their musical gifts on grand stages across the globe–with numerous dignitaries and celebrated performers– the Morgan State University Choir acts as a cultural ambassador for the City of Baltimore, the state of Maryland and the United States. For further information, see www.msuchoir.org. The Hong Kong Women’s Choir is a registered charitable organization, founded by a group of dedicated women, both expatriates and from Hong Kong, with a common love of singing. Within this organization, there are two sister groups: NOVA, the core group of singers performing to accompaniment and The Grace Notes who sing a cappella (unaccompanied). Rehearsals are held weekly and fundraising concerts for local charities are run each year in May and December. As a registered charitable organization, the objectives of the choir are to perform (in our own concerts, at private functions and public venues) to raise funds for Hong Kong charitable concerns while bringing music to the Hong Kong public. To date, we have helped organizations such as The Home of Loving Faithfulness, Against Child Abuse, St. Barnabas Society, St. John’s Counseling Service, Youth Outreach, the Hong Kong School for the Deaf, The Children’s Cancer Society and The Hong Kong Vocational Center, to name just a few. https://thkwc.org/
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