Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice Gospel Choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions from the Gospel tradition.
Program
I Will Bless The Lord: Joe Pace
How Excellent! Richard Smallwood
(From Psalm 8:1)
Everything That Hath Breath: Richard Smallwood
Alexander Trias, soloist
(it will get) Better: Hezekiah Walker
My Help: Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
(From Psalm 121)
Kalia Rutz, soloist
Call Him Up: Keith Pringle
Joy! Whitney Houston
(From the movie, The Preacher’s Wife)
Kira Mumbai, soloist
Even Me: Anthony Brown
Again I Say Rejoice!! Israel Houghton
We Are The World: Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson
Choir and audience
We are the World, We are the children
We are the ones to make a brighter day
So let’s start giving.
There’s a choice we’re making.
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me.
UW Gospel ChoirMusiciansPhyllis M. Byrdwell, Director, Keyboard Choir Personnel
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Biographies
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.