Sing to the Rafters!
GIA invites all ages, denominations, and levels of experience to join Dr. Brandon A. Boyd for a special informance with hymns, spirituals, and inspirational songs.
Editor of the Abbington African American Sacred Music series, Dr. Brandon A. Boyd, is coming to Philadelphia and Knoxville! Boyd, renowned choral director and composer, will lead a unique informance of hymns, spirituals, and choral works from the GIA catalog.
Registrants will receive:
One copy of our ecumenical hymnal, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
A packet of 7 choral octavos to add to your library
Choral and educational expertise from Dr. Brandon A. Boyd
A rich, fulfilling afternoon of worship and song
Philadelphia
To learn more, check out this video of Brandon Boyd and the Sing to the Rafters Philadelphia organizers:
Knoxville
To learn more, check out this video of Brandon Boyd and Mt. Olive Baptist Church music director Jeanie Melton:
Dr. Brandon A. Boyd is the Mary M. and Harry L. Smith Endowed Chair, Director of Choral Activities, and Associate Professor of Music at the University of Missouri. An advocate for choral music’s power to build community, Dr. Boyd’s primary research explores the music of the Black experience—particularly Gospel and Spirituals—as well as choirs for underserved populations, including those experiencing homelessness and incarceration.
He is also interested in the therapeutic and social benefits of group singing. As a composer and editor, his music is widely performed and published by GIA as well as Gentry, Hinshaw, MorningStar, and Kjos. Internationally, he has collaborated with the London Symphony and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and has conducted at Carnegie Hall. He has also served as composer-in-residence with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale.