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Listen to the Bass
Wednesday, June 7th, 2017Blast Off
Friday, June 2nd, 2017
Mike Houston, Syracuse’s R&B Teddy Bear, helped kick off the summer music season at the Taste of Syracuse with his band 5th Edition on Friday evening.
Bluesman
Friday, June 2nd, 2017
Flashback to when Guy Davis, the son of Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis, played Syracuse (Hendricks Chapel) in 2006. He is appearing this weekend in PA and in Canada.
Throwback Thursday
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
Nick Frenay at Jazz Central
Week in Review
Sunday, May 14th, 2017
Will Gorman (with the funk face) and Melissa Gardiner (on the trombone) played a arts gig at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Syracuse on Saturday.
Throwback Thursday
Thursday, May 11th, 2017
The Joe Magnarelli/Akiko Tsuruga Quartet will play Jazz Central next Sunday, May 21, 2017. Magnarelli (pictured above) played the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival in 2009.
Week in Review
Sunday, April 23rd, 2017
Cuba Gooding, Sr. performed at the NYS Fair about a decade ago. The actor/singer passed away this week.
BCCE @ 40
Sunday, April 23rd, 2017
BCCE, under the direction of Ashleigh Brown (center).
The Black Celestial Choral Ensemble (BCCE) of Syracuse University held their 40th Anniversary show at Hendrick’s Chapel on Saturday. The event, which was titled “Anything Can Happen Here,” featured the current ensemble as well as a mass choir made up of members from nearly every decade of the group’s existence. Several awards were given during the performance, including one to BCCE founder Dr. Rev. Seretta McKnight. Rev. McKnight was a guest chaplain at the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014.
One of the highlights also included the 2009-present alumni portion, which was directed by Byron Canada. We featured Canada on the blog previously (see link below).
Overall it was a very spirited experience.
According to Laurie Kingsberry, an alumni director, BCCE will host the Sunday Morning worship portion of Coming Back Together (CBT) in September. The special musical guest for that Sunday event will be Kurt Carr.
Dr. Rev. Seretta C. McKnight recognized former BCCE members during the program.
