NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY
2007 GOSPEL MUSIC INSTITUTE and THOMAS A. DORSEY GOSPEL JUBILEE
August 4th and 5th

Once again, the NEC Community Collaborations Department has developed a weekend of Gospel Music Highlights. Beginning Saturday, August 4th, the annual NEC GOSPEL MUSIC INSTITUTE (workshops) will be held from 9:00am - 2:30pm at NEC, 241 St. Botolph Street (Boston). Cost: $30.00 up to 4 classes.

GOSPEL MUSIC INSTITUTES - August 4th - 9:00am to 2:30pm @ New England Conservatory

Workshops Titles and Faculty:

Vocal Technique: Patricia Dance and James A. Early; Vocal Technique for Soloists: Renese King;
Gospel Songwriting: Herb Jones; Music Theory: Dennis L. Slaughter; The Gospel Accompanist: Jonathan Singleton; Conducting and Directing Gospel Choirs and Music: Donnell L. Patterson;
NEC Youth Gospel Choir* Evelyn Lee Jones; Donnell L. Patterson

*The NEC Youth Gospel Choir provides an opportunity for ages 9 - 18 to learn choir decorum and songs that will be sung at the Thomas A. Dorsey Gospel Jubilee..

THOMAS A. DORSEY GOSPEL JUBILEE - August 5th - 4:00pm @ Union United Methodist Church
Generally held at Jordan Hall in February, this year's Gospel Jubilee will be held at Union United Methodist Church in Boston's South End. In its 28th year, this always inspirational program features:

Ron Reid (Gospel Steel Pans); CONFIRMATION (David Coleman, Director); St. Paul A.M.E. Combined Liturgical Dance Ministries; NEC 's Community , Youth, and Millennium Gospel Choirs; Rev. Martin McLee, Pastor Union United Methodist Church - Special Invocation and Selection.

*The Millennium Gospel Choir is led this year by Gospel Music Award winners: James A. Early, Herb Jones, Evelyn Lee Jones, Renese King, Donnell L. Patterson, Jonathan Singleton and Dennis L. Slaughter.

For tickets and additional information, please contact: Jos Van der Linde at 617-585-1133/617-585-1130. Or: Sybil Gilchrist at Union United Methodist Church at 617-536-0872.