January 22, 2003y

SEVENTH ANNUAL GOSPEL MUSIC WORKSHOP AND CONCERT SET FOR FEB. 1

The seventh annual Gospel Music Workshop and Concert, presented by the Idaho Black History Museum and Boise State University’s Black Student Alliance, will be held Saturday, Feb. 1, at Boise State’s Jordan Ballroom and will kick off Black History Month events.

The workshop runs from 9 a.m.-4 p.m with registration at 8:30 a.m. The concert will follow, beginning at 7 p.m. Workshop costs are $15 general admission and $10 for Idaho Black History Museum members, seniors, students and children 12 and under. Concert tickets are $10 general admission and $8 for members, seniors, students and children.

The workshop will be directed by Tim Poston, musician coordinator for the Gospel Music Workshop of America, and assisted by Nathan Johnson, named "Best Pianist" at the 1996 Gospel Academy Music Awards. Sharon Poston and Darlene Johnson will co-direct. The four have traveled to Boise from the San Francisco Bay Area to direct this workshop for the past seven years.

The public is invited to participate in this educational workshop. It is not necessary to know how to read music, and attendees will have the opportunity to learn about a powerful musical genre and experience the passion and majesty of a rich cultural heritage through the music. For those who are unable to attend the workshop, the concert will also offer a rich cultural experience.

For more information, call the Idaho Black History Museum at 208-433-0017.

Kimetta Coleman

Idaho Black History Museum Assistant

208 433-0017

Steven Muse

Idaho Black History Museum President

208 388-2407

Pat Pyke

communications and marketing

208 426-1987

Patri Ann Thompson

communications and marketing Intern

208 426-3196

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