Called the Black Gospel Music Preservation Program ... When we heard these groups, the [church] robes came off, the hymn books got left in the choir room.” For the past three decades, the ...

Gospel Choir offers musically versatile and talented individuals the opportunity to sing in a variety of styles, including spirituals, African music, anthems, jazz, as well as traditional and ...

according to ACK St Luke Church choir director Canon Samuel Blasto Ooko. "Our excellence in gospel music should be attributed to our strict adherence to structured ACK traditions," said Canon Ooko.

Biggham was left impressed, hiring Franklin again to lead the choir during the 1990 Gospel Music Workshop of America ... In 2010, he published the book The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above ...