Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
| Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir | |
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| Seat: |
 Montreal
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| Founding: | 1982 |
| Genus: | Gospel choir |
| Voices : | 40 ( SATB ) |
| Website : | http://www.jubilationchoir.com/ |
The Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir is a Canadian gospel choir . It was founded in Montreal ( Québec ) in 1982 and has performed several times in Europe, including Berlin in 1992.
history
In 1974 Trevor W. Payne founded the Montreal Black Community Youth Choir in Montreal . To mark the 75th anniversary of the Union United Church in Montreal, this choir performed together with the parish gospel choir and soloists such as Oliver Jones . The performance was suggested as a one-off by Daisy Peterson Sweeney , sister of Oscar Peterson , and Reverend Frank Gabourel of the Union United Church . The joint choir then renamed itself the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir .
The Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir continued to exist due to the success of this gig and toured in addition to performances in Montreal, Canada and the United States. Several tours have taken the choir to Europe, where the choir also worked with Klaus König . The repertoire includes traditional and contemporary gospel music as well as Gregorian chant , African music, modern jazz and oratorios by Johann Sebastian Bach . The choir performs annually in its hometown of Montreal.
Joint appearances were made with, among others, Celine Dion , Oliver Jones , Martine St. Clair, the New Kids on the Block , Foreigner , Salome Bey , Sylvie Desgroseilliers and Ray Charles . The choir has performed at various festivals including the Montreal International Jazz Festival , JazzFest Berlin and the Stratford Festival of Canada . The choir also sang for Nelson Mandela and Queen Elizabeth II on state visits to Canada .
Thirty years after it was founded, an anniversary concert was held in February 2013 in the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall at Concordia University .
Awards
- 1987 Outstanding Recording Artist (Association of Gospel Music Ministries' Golden Note Award)
- 1989 Best Choral Ensemble (Association of Gospel Music Ministries' Golden Note Award)
- 1989 Best Gospel Album (Association of Gospel Music Ministries' Golden Note Award)
- 1990 Jubilation II nominated for the Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album
- 1991 Jubilation III - Glory Train nominated for the Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album
- 1995 Jubilation V - Joy To The World received the Juno Award for Best Blues / Gospel Album
- 2003 Jubilation VIII - A Cappella Plus nominated for the Juno Award as Contemporary Christian / Gospel Album Of The Year
Discography
- Montreal Black Community Youth Choir
- The Montreal Black Community Youth Choir (RCI 424)
- Goin 'Up Yonder (Presqu'ile PE 13501)
- Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
- Highway to Heaven ( Justin Time Records JUST 10-2, 1986)
- Jubilation II (JUST 21-2, 1988)
- Jubilation III - Glory Train (JUST 35, 1990)
- Jubilation IV - A Cappella (JUST 46-2, 1992)
- Klaus König Song of Songs ( Enja Records ENJ-7057 2, 1993, with Jay Clayton & Phil Minton )
- Jubilation V - Joy to the World (JUST 54-2, 1994)
- Jubilation VI - Looking Back (JUST 66 / 67-2, 1995)
- Jubilation VII - Hamba Ekhaya - Goin 'Home (JUST 96-2, 1997)
- Jubilation VIII - A Cappella Plus (JUST 167-2, 2001)
- Jubilation IX - Goin 'Up Yonder (JUST-183-2, 2002)
- Jubilation X - I'll Take You There (JUST-215-2, 2005)
- Jubilation XI - Looking Back, Vol. 2 (JTP 7502-2, 2008)
- Oliver Jones, Ranee Lee, Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir A Celebration in Time (Justin Time Records 2010)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Path to the Kingdom of Heaven . In: Der Spiegel . No. 48 , 1992, pp. 275 ( online ).
- ^ Sandra Wilson: Trevor Winston Payne ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia . December 15, 2013.
- ↑ History of the choir ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Justin Time Records (accessed June 24, 2013)
- ^ Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ History of the choir on its website ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English; accessed June 24, 2013)
- ^ Sylvie Desgroseilliers, woman of soul. CBC / Radio-Canada , February 16, 2014, accessed April 24, 2014 .
- ↑ Report on the Concordia University website (accessed June 24, 2013)
Web links
- Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir at Discogs (English)
- Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia .