Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir (GNVGC) presents three uplifting holiday performances of Making Spirits Bright: A Good Noise Gospel Christmas tonight and tomorrow, December 12 and 13, 2014 at 7:30pm, Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver and Saturday, December 14, 2014 at 3pm, Fraserview MB Church in Richmond. Backed by a powerhouse rhythm section and featuring special guest artist Daniel Lapp on fiddle and trumpet, the celebrated 90-voice choir - led by founding Artistic Director Gail Suderman - shares a heartwarming collection of yuletide carols infused with jazzy grooves, soulful gospel, and funky R&B.
"Christmas is a magnificent time of year to showcase the beauty and power of gospel music," says Gail Suderman, Artistic Director of Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir. "For many, the holiday season brings some stress as well as plenty of celebration. Our concerts address both of these: by being an antidote for the former and catalyst for the latter. There is simply no way to sit still or not smile while listening to the infectious, glorious sounds of gospel." For the first half of Making Spirits Bright, the high-energy choir performs familiar seasonal tunes such as Joy to the World, Angels We Have Heard On High, and O Come All Ye Faithful - alongside a gospel-ized version of Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" and a smooth jazz version of the Little Drummer Boy, featuring Ingrid Stitt on soprano saxophone. In the program's second half the sounds of New Orleans will ring out when GNVGC is joined on stage by Canadian folk icon, Daniel Lapp, singing and playing trumpet in I Pray On Christmas. The concert concludes with a spectacular, revamped version of the popular calypso song Mary's Boy Child.Videos