In the Sanctuary, April 2022
An Inaugural Symposium on Music and the Black Church
A three-part opportunity to experience and examine the rich musical traditions that fill sanctuaries and give sanctuary: spirituals and gospels, hymns and anthems, praise and worship and the musicality of Black preaching.
Did you miss “In the Sanctuary” concert and the related events on April 21–22? You can enjoy them right now!
Kurt Carr, the Kurt Carr Singers, joined by the Yale Gospel Choir, performed on Friday, April 22, 2022 at the Divinity School, as part of our “In the Sanctuary” Inaugural Symposium on Music and the Black Church.
“In the Sanctuary”: An Evening with Kurt Carr and the Kurt Carr Singers | Read more
Music Ministry in the Black Church: Challenge and Innovation | Read more
“In the Sanctuary” Symposium | Read more
Photography: Rondasia Curry / Yale Institute of Sacred Music
Thursday, April 21
Music Ministry in the Black Church: Challenge and Innovation
4:00 pm | Niebuhr Hall, SDQ. A working group of experts in Music and the Black Church, including the leaders of the music ministries of The Potter’s House (Dallas, TX), The Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, GA), and Greater Centennial AME Zion Church (Mt. Vernon, NY), gathered for discussion.
Friday, April 22
In the Sanctuary: Symposium
12:30 pm | Old Refectory, SDQ. Presentations and performances by Dr. W. James Abbington, Dr. Charrise Barron, Rev. Dr. Luke Powery, Rev. Dr. Rodney Teal, Dr. Louise Toppin, and various musical guests will culminate in a sermon by Bishop W. Darin Moore, presiding prelate of the Mid-Atlantic Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.
CONCERT: In the Sanctuary with Kurt Carr
7:45 pm | Old Refectory, SDQ. An evening with Kurt Carr and the Kurt Carr Singers
in-person by registration and via livestream.