Kellogg Community College will open a monthlong series of Black History Month events with the return of its popular Community-wide Hymn and Spirituals Sing-along Feb. 2.
The event will begin promptly at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, in the auditorium of the Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center, located on campus at 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek. Admission is free and open to the public, but a freewill offering will be collected to support future music initiatives at the College.
The sing-along event will be conducted by KCC Music Area Coordinator and Vocal Arts Director Dr. Gerald Case-Blanchard, who will lead the audience in singing traditional Christian hymns and African American spirituals favored across a variety of denominations. KCC faculty pianists Nancy Brown and Kathy Cary will accompany on the piano in addition to performing special music.
Hymnals with lyrics and music will be provided as community members are given the chance to sing a wide variety of selections, ranging from classic traditional to contemporary Christian worship songs.
In addition to pre-selected hymns and spirituals, audience members will have opportunity to call out their favorites from the audience.
This is anticipated to be the final year of the Community-wide Hymn and Spirituals Sing-along event, which in past years has been presented by the College’s Sacred Music Certificate Program. That certificate program has been deactivated in anticipation of the launch of a new Associate in Fine Arts in Music degree, to be formally announced by the College in the coming weeks and launching with the Fall 2025 semester.
For more information about the Community-wide Hymn and Spirituals Sing-along, contact KCC’s Arts and Communication Department at 269-965-4126.
For more information about Music studies at KCC, visit kellogg.edu/music or contact Case-Blanchard at 269-565-7859 or case-blanchardg@kellogg.edu.
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