Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church Mass Choir Announces First Gospel Album

In This Temple, the CD’s title track is scheduled for release on October 11, 2009.
By: Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church
 
Sept. 21, 2009 - PRLog -- In less than two years as the Minister of Music at Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church, Minister Darryl Cherry has managed to lead the release of the church’s first live recording in its 81 year history.  In This Temple, the CD’s title track is scheduled for release on October 11, 2009. Cherry’s talent as a virtuoso pianist and prolific composer is evident in the album as he combines classical and blues styles to create a unique tapestry of progressive and traditional music which has the potential to define the next evolution of gospel music.

Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church was the home of the legendary, Dr. Charles Fold who served as the Minister of Music for over 40 years.  In This Temple is a tribute honoring the late gospel legend because recording his church choir was Fold’s dream.  Dr. Charles Fold played a significant role in the explosion of the traditional Gospel choir sound beginning in the 1970’s, together with Rev. James Cleveland. Cleveland with his unparalleled gift for capturing the attention of the masses with his songs and riveting delivery, and Fold, able to deliver those songs in powerful style with his Charles Fold Singers, are the ones who turned “Jesus Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me” and “Lord, Let Me Be An Instrument” among others, into smash hits.  This began a set of nine LPs in which Fold and Cleveland collaborated, with the highlight of his journey, being a recipient of a Grammy Award from the 1979 LP, Lord, Let Me Be An Instrument. Fold also garnered an additional four Grammy nominations in the course of his musical ministry.

The Reverend Darryl F. Cherry is an ordained Baptist minister, professional pianist,      organist and songwriter who has worked with several national recording artists in the Gospel music industry and has supported a number of churches in the New York tri-state area. A devotee of the late Maestro, Minister Thomas A. Whitfield, Cherry fuses Gospel and jazz styles with classical baroque phrasing to create a sound uniquely his own. The former director of New York’s prestigious Columbia University’s Gospel choir currently serves as minister of music at Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church, following in the footsteps of the late Dr. Charles Fold.  Reverend Darryl Cherry is the writer and producer of In This Temple.  Recently, Cherry was recognized nationally for submitting his song, Waiting For An Answer to the National Baptist Convention’s 129th Annual Session in Memphis, TN. This song was performed by the National Baptist Convention Choir at the final address of two-term President Dr. William J.  Shaw in front of over 40,000 attendees.  

The Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church Choir was featured in the hit movie A Rage in Harlem, accompanied the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Jennifer Holiday.  The church and choir will celebrate the release of their new album with a CD Release Listening Celebration at 4:00pm on October 11, 2009 in the church’s fellowship hall and present its 62nd Annual Concert at 6:00pm in the sanctuary.  
Operating independently, the album highlights impressive songs like: "In This Temple", "Waiting For An Answer", "We Worship You", "Running For Jesus", and the soul stirring "Were You There".

The media is invited to highlight the release of Lincoln Heights’ album, In This Temple and the continued legacy of Dr. Charles Fold.  Media copies of the CD are available upon request and included in the press kit.  Additionally, the media is invited to attend the CD Release Celebration at 4:00pm on October 11, 2009 and the 62nd Annual Concert at 6:00pm.  

The general public is invited to visit the website www.lincolnheight.us for more information.  CD’s can be preordered at Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church and picked up on October 11, 2009.  Furthermore, consumers will be able to purchase the CD online at www.lincolnheights.us and for $10.00 at the concert.

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Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church Mass Choir will be releasing their anticipated new album, "In This Temple", at 4:00pm on Sunday, October 11, 2009. At this time, there will be a CD Release Celebration followed by the 62nd Annual Concert at 6:00.
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Source:Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church
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