Tuesday, January 17 7:00pm, and Tuesday, January 24 7:00pm.
The Choir will hold mid-season auditions at Second Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 342 Meeting Street, downtown Charleston. Come on either date, prepared to sing a solo of your own choosing and to vocalize in a choral setting. Click here for a printable flyer.

Saturday, December 17, 2011, 7:00pm. St. Matthew Baptist Church presented A Christmas Celebration performed by The CSO Gospel Choir and CSO Spiritual Ensemble at St. Matthew Baptist Church, 2005 Reynolds Avenue, North Charleston. The concert was free and open to the public.

Saturday, December 3, 2011, 7:30pm (new time), Under the baton of guest conductor Dr. Jeffrey B. Redding the Charleston Symphony Orchestra presented its 11th annual CSO Gospel Christmas featuring the CSO Gospel Choir and the CSO Spiritual Ensemble. Thanks to all who came out, and we look forward to next year!

On Saturday, January 14, 2012 the choir presented His Light Still Shines, a Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring the CSO Spiritual Ensemble at Royal Missionary Baptist Church, 4761 Luella Avenue in North Charleston, in collaboration with the City of North Charleston.

The acclaimed CSO Gospel Choir presented Roots: A Ten Year Retrospective chronicling the Choir’s first decade. Selections spanned classic gospel selections and toe-tapping works from Grammy Award-winner James Cleveland’s Lord Help Me To Hold Out to the Choirs uplifting versions of Order My Steps in Your Words, God Is, and Amazing Grace performed by noted Gospel Choir founding members and soloists Joyce C. Taylor and Cheryl Wright, both of Awendaw, and long-time Choir member Lynn Burns of Mt. Pleasant.

On Saturday, January 15, the choir presented In His Own Words honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Royal Missionary Baptist Church, North Charleston. This performance featured both the CSO Gospel Choir and the CSO Spiritual Ensemble with Gospel, Spirituals, and actual sound footage from four of Dr. King’s major civil rights speeches.

The CSO Gospel Choir presented Emmanuel! Emmanuel! A Gospel Christmas concert on Saturday, December 4, 7pm, at St. Matthews Church in downtown Charleston to a near sell-out audience. The program included a variety of Classical, Gospel, and Popular music from the Hallelujah Chorus to the Gospel Twelve Days of Christmas.

The CSO Gospel Choir will presented African American Sacred Songs III as part of the 2010 Moja Arts festival on Oct 2 at 5pm, at St. Matthews Church in downtown Charleston.

The program focussed on the contribution and impact of African American Music upon the various styles of sacred music, presenting music from several genres – blues, classical, spirituals, and of course traditional and contemporary gospel music. They also performed several numbers from Porgy and Bess in honor of its 75th anniversary.

We are saddened by the news that The Charleston Symphony Orchestra has suspended the remainder of their concert season. The CSO Gospel Choir, however, will continue performing, with one exception: our April 10 concert with the Orchestra has been cancelled. The May 28-29 Piccolo Spoleto shows will continue as planned. View the symphony’s website for more information.

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