Inspired by the PBS docuseries GOSPEL from Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
JOYFUL NOISE! GOSPEL CELEBRATION NOVEMBER 8–10, 2024
WSRE is taking part in the 2024 Foo Foo Festival with the JOYFUL NOISE! GOSPEL CELEBRATION, November 8-10. This three-day music event will be highlighted by the award-winning gospel choir Sing Harlem and a regional gospel competition.
Under the direction of Ahmaya Knoelle Higginson, Sing Harlem is an influential force in the New York gospel scene, and they perform at prestigious venues, programs and concerts all across America.
Vy Higginsen—the renowned producer, author, playwright and broadcaster—will accompany Sing Harlem to Pensacola for this event. She is founder of the Mama! Foundation for the Arts, whose mission is "to make a joyful noise, to uplift the Black musical treasures of gospel, jazz and R&B, and to heal and inspire through the power of collective music-making."
As part of WSRE's JOYFUL NOISE! GOSPEL CELEBRATION, the mother-and-daughter duo will conduct an educational workshop for students at Dixon School of Arts & Sciences, judge the Joyful Noise! Gospel Competition, and perform with Sing Harlem for a very special gospel brunch at Lily Hall in Downtown Pensacola.
More information about the Joyful Noise! Gospel Competition and other event details are coming soon.
