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Gospel Music Essay

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On November 1, the day after Halloween, the UC Berkeley Gospel Chorus has hosted a noon concert of gospel music at the Hertz Hall. The performance features bringing strength to people’s everyday life through….. the accompany(?) memories brought by of saints, ancestors and angels. This is a free weekly concert sponsored by the Department of Music, and is open to the community. The length of the performance is 45 minutes without intermission in between, and a total of eight pieces are performed.
This is an indoor performance held in the concert hall which is not devoted solely to musical performances. It is a multi- function hall where different musical- related activities will be held there, even lectures. Unlike the typical theater with a …show more content…

As the conductor mentioned at the beginning of the performance, Gospel music brings strength to people’s everyday life through recalling audience’s memories with those who are important in their lives. For instance, memories brought by the saints and ancestors always provide mental support to us. On this All Souls Day, audiences came to this concert and met with their soulmates which shared the same religion. Meanwhile, the musicians were mainly performing for practice, as they are going to hold a concert 2 weeks after for celebrating 10 years with their director, Dr. D. Mark …show more content…

All of them were led by an African American male conductor, Dr. D. Mark Wilson who is also the director of the concert, and a music professor at UC Berkeley. The layout of the performance space was having the gospel choir in the middle- back of the stage, with the conductor in front of them. While instruments were at the lower left corner, and the soloist was at the lower- right corner of the stage. The majority of the audience are elderly and people who are retired. There were also groups of students attending the concert for educational purposes. It is interesting to know that the woman sitting next to me came to the concert for her favorite song during the worship, which is “Give Glory To God Saints” by Edwin Hawkins. This is also the most impressive performance among all the pieces performed by the gospel

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