Children of the Gospel Alumni Reunion Weekend
Registrations for the Alumni Reunion Weekend have ended. Tickets for the Children of the Gospel Choir 30th Anniversary performance on June 1 are still available for purchase here.
COTG Alumni interested in learning more about the reunion weekend and other alumni should reach out via email.
Calling all Children of the Gospel Choir Alumni! As we enter into the 30th season for the choir, we invite you to register to join us for a weekend of activities culminating in your participation in our concert on June 1, 2024.
The weekend includes a welcome rehearsal, mini-workshop, concert, and fellowship. You won’t want to miss what promises to be a historic moment of fellowship, music-making, and reflection!
Weekend Events
ACT 1
Welcome Rehearsal
Kick off the weekend with a good ole rehearsal for alumni! Sing and rehearse music from the past eras with former directors Dr. Joyce Garrett, Dr. Thomas Tyler, Evelyn Simpson Curenton, Michele Fowlin, and more!
ACT 2
Mini Workshop
Remember the summer workshops? Let’s journey back and participate in full day of COTG activities including clinics, vocal sessions, “CHOIRography,” and more, all led by many of the former directors of COTG and alumni members that we all love and miss. Wear comfortable clothing because you know our beloved Diedre Neal is going to work us like we’re all back in high school again!
FINALE
30th Anniversary Concert
Be a part of the very first Washington Performing Arts Children of the Gospel Reunion Choir. Take a vocal trip down memory lane and sing some of the most memorable music from your era’s choir. Whether you’re a founding member of the 1994 choir or a recent graduate of the year 2023, this reunion choir concert is for every person who’s ever sang as part of the Washington Performing Arts, Children of the Gospel Choir.
Welcome Rehearsal
Kick off the weekend with a good ole rehearsal for alumni! Sing and rehearse music from the past eras with former directors Dr. Joyce Garrett, Dr. Thomas Tyler, Evelyn Simpson Curenton, Michele Fowlin, and more!
Mini Workshop
Remember the summer workshops? Let’s journey back and participate in full day of COTG activities including clinics, vocal sessions, “CHOIRography,” and more, all led by many of the former directors of COTG and alumni members that we all love and miss. Wear comfortable clothing because you know our beloved Diedre Neal is going to work us like we’re all back in high school again!
30th Anniversary Concert
Be a part of the very first Washington Performing Arts Children of the Gospel Reunion Choir. Take a vocal trip down memory lane and sing some of the most memorable music from your era’s choir. Whether you’re a founding member of the 1994 choir or a recent graduate of the year 2023, this reunion choir concert is for every person who’s ever sang as part of the Washington Performing Arts, Children of the Gospel Choir.
Our Partners
Performances by the Washington Performing Arts Children of the Gospel Choir are made possible through the generous support of Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Incorporated, together with the Edith Glick Shoolman Children’s Foundation.
This performance is made possible through the generous support of the following sponsors: Dr. Tafaya Ransom; Paula Seigle Goldman; Trista L. P. Colbert and Theodore Colbert; Susan S. Angell; and Lydia Micheaux Marshall.
Gospel music programs at Washington Performing Arts are made possible in part through the generous support of The Beech Street Foundation and Mr. Jeffrey Bauman and Ms. Linda Fienberg; Bruce Rosenblum and Lori Laitman; Hubert “Hank” Schlosberg† and the Schlosberg Family; Dr. Tafaya Ransom; Dina Al Sabah and David Alden; Gordon and Lisa Rush; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Wheeler; Jenny Bilfield and Joel Phillip Friedman; Alison D. Francis; Trista L. P. Colbert and Theodore Colbert; Maria J. Hankerson, PhD; Lauren and Glen Howard; HMF Beaudoin Family Foundation; Kayla Ross Perry Memorial Foundation; and other generous donors.
Special thanks to the following lead supporters of Washington Performing Arts’s mission-driven work: Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Incorporated; D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; and The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
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