Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice gospel choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition.
PROGRAM
Worship The Lord/I Get Excited: arr. Byrdwell
How Excellent! Daryl Coley
By Your Word: Rev. Milton Brunson
Do Not Pass Me By: arr. Byrdwell
soloists: Vanessa Affandy, Timilehin Toye
Prayer of Jabez: Andre Crouch/ Donald Lawrence
soloist: Luke Van Sickle
Anthem of Praise: Richard Smallwood
Sacrifice of Praise: arr. Byrdwell
callers: Yash Varde, Olivia Dotson, Asad Beck, Daniel Lee
Total Praise: Richard Smallwood
Musicians
Phyllis M Byrdwell, Director, Keyboard
Tony Mobley, bass guitar
Fred Byrdwell, Percussion
Patricia Hunter, percussion
Kalia Hobbs-Rutz, TA
UW Gospel Choir
Director Bio
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.