Phyllis Byrdwell leads the UW Gospel Choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition.
Program
Anthem of Praise
Richard Smallwood
Wonderful Is Your Name
Hezekiah Walker
Grant Me A Blessing
Donald Vail
I Want To Be Ready
Spiritual arr. Byrdwell
soloists: Aiden Shek, Adriana Cruz
Healing
Richard Smallwood
Hosanna! Hosanna!
Kirk Franklin
Lean On Me
Bill Withers
soloists: Daniel Lee, Mark Hobbs
Joyful, Joyful
Ludwig van Beethoven
(9th Symphony)
soloist: Isabelle Villanueva
You Are My Strength
William Murphy
soloist: Timilehin Toye
Sacrifice of Praise
Dorothy Norwood
Callers: Jorryn Decker Clement, Ethan Kwan, Alexander Trias
UW GOSPEL CHOIRMUSICIANS SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Mark Hobbs, Honorary choir member |
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.