Phyllis Byrdwell leads the UW Gospel Choir in a program of music from the Gospel tradition.
Note: this is an off-campus performance. Mount Zion Baptist Church is at 1634 19th Ave., Seattle 98122.
Program
UW Gospel Choir
Phyllis Byrdwell, director
March 6, 2023; 7:30 PM; Mount Zion Baptist Church
PROGRAM
We Sing Praises to the King: Marshall Carpenter/ Carol Cymbala
Grant Me A Blessing: Joseph N. Heard
Hosanna! Hosanna!: The Wilmington Mass Choir
Wonderful Is Your Name: Hezekiah Walker
The Joy Medley: Richard Smallwood, Tye Tribbet arr. Marcus Petitii
Soloist: Sam Klebanoff, Lynnet Mitchell, Kalia Hobbs-Rutz
Again I Say Rejoice!: Israel Houghton
Total Praise: Richard Smallwood
Musicians
Phyllis M. Byrdwell, Director, Keyboard
Tony Mobley, Bass Guitar
Fred Byrdwell, Percussion
Dr. Patricia Hunter, Percussion
Kalia Hobbs-Rutz, TA
UW Gospel Choir
Soprano
Minhee Park
Mary Christy
Chexi Rita Yang
Timilein Toye
Chenyu Liu
Karla Jo Tupper
Erin Lin
Joyce Shang
Ami Oka
Rachel Hedman
Julia Sevigny
Olivia Dotson
Luna Zang
Brooklyn Graves Bingle
Anika Harding
Sophia Friedl
Aria Wang
Alto
Ashley Valencia
Aliyah Cleveland
Minorca Galil
Shreya Balaji
Mimi Beck
Anna Howard
Mathew Lorraine Caole
Logan Winn
Evelyn Dai
Grace Abernathy
Sachiko Miyoshi
Celie Forrester
Hanh Nguyen
Tenor
Sam Klebanoff
Lukas Zha
Zixiang Hong
Bass
Matthew Young
Jo Us Li
Adam Kurniawan
Liam Stone
Anthony Chua
Director Biography
Phyllis Byrdwell, director of the UW Gospel Choir, is Minister of Music at Mount Zion Baptist Church of Seattle and also a music educator for Lakeside School. She has conducted several seminar workshops on Gospel music throughout Washington state and nationally, and served as a songleader for the Baptist World Alliance conference in Birmingham, England in 2005.
Byrdwell was inducted into the Washington Music Educators Association's Hall of Fame in 2002 and serves on the Seattle Symphony Board of Directors.
A School of Music alumna, she holds a bachelor's degree in music and bachelor's and master's degrees in music education.