Art Museum Presents "Hallelujah Sundays"
For release: August 5, 2004
For press information, contact Lisa Abitz, lfrancsc@memphis.edu

The Art Museum at the University of Memphis has organized an afternoon concert series entitled Hallelujah Sundays with local choirs scheduled to perform at the art exhibition Coming Home: Self-Taught Artists, the Bible and the American South.

On Sunday, August 15, The New Olivet Sanctuary Choir will perform at 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 pm in the lobby of the Communication and Fine Arts Building on the University of Memphis campus. The Art Museum exhibition Coming Home will be open from 2 to 5 p.m. for viewing between the choir's performances.

The New Olivet Sanctuary Choir, under the leadership of Dr. Kenneth T. Whalum, Jr., has performed with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, recorded with local artists and has appeared and performed with the world-renowned jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum. They have opened for great gospel artists John P. Lee and CeCe Winans and recently won the Memphis Bridge Award for the Best Church Choir of the Year.

The New Olivet Youth Choir will perform at 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 19. The Youth Choir has been together since 1995 and performed in cities all across the U.S. and Canada including Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco and Toronto.

The final performance in the Hallelujah Sunday series will be a performance by the University of Memphis Gospel Choir on Sunday, October 17. The University of Memphis Gospel Choir is a student organization aimed at uniting the campus through song.

All performances and the exhibition are free and open to the public. For more information please contact the Art Museum at 678-2224.

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