Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice Gospel Choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions from the Gospel tradition. Soloists include Gabe Wan, Aurelia Fryer, Aliyah Cleveland, Tanushri Narendran, and Alexandra Rameau, and Corey Mack is the caller on "Sacrifice of Praise" by Alvin Slaughter.
Program
New Revelation - John P. Lee
While You Wait - Joe Pace
I’m Gonna Wait On The Lord, spiritual - arr. Byrdwell
Gabe Wan, soloist
Worth - Anthony Brown
Aurelia Fryer, Aliyah Cleveland, soloist
Sing Praises to Thee - Anthony Alvarado
His Eye Is On The Sparrow - hymn arr. Byrdwell
Raziel Spinoza Holguin, soloist
Sacrifice of Praise - Alvin Slaughter
Corey Mack, caller
Mr. Joy - Alvin Slaughter
Tanushri Narendran, soloist
Total Praise - Richard Smallwood
Alexandra Rameau, soloist
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.