News & Events Harlem Gospel Choir to Perform at Amherst College Feb. 22

January 18, 2008
Contact: Caroline Jenkins Hanna
Director of Media Relations
413/542-8417

AMHERST, Mass.—As part of Amherst College’s celebration of the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the renowned Harlem Gospel Choir will perform on campus at Buckley Recital Hall in the Arms Music Building Friday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m. While advance tickets to the event are currently sold out, some free tickets will be made available at Buckley. Doors will open at 7 p.m. 

The Harlem Gospel Choir is known for both its music and its ministry. The group is often called “God’s People from Harlem” and includes some of Harlem’s most outstanding gospel singers. Each performance by the choir is dedicated to “bringing nations together and giving something back.” Through its music, the group hopes to create a better understanding of African American culture and the inspirational music called gospel.

Allen Bailey, who has more than 30 years of experience in the music industry, formed the Harlem Gospel Choir in 1985. The choir’s repertoire includes traditional and contemporary gospel, as well as jazz and blues.

The event is sponsored by Amherst’s Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee.

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