Bay Chamber Concerts Presents Harlem-based Gospel Choir Songs of Solomon with Pastor Chantel Renee Wright

Rockport, Maine - Bay Chamber Concerts in Rockport is delighted to host Songs of Solomon, an inspirational young adult gospel choir led by Pastor Chantel Renee Wright, on Saturday, December 14th, 3:00 PM at Rockport Opera House, 6 Central Street, Rockport, Maine. The dynamic ensemble, which was founded in 2001, will help kick-off the annual “Rockport Holiday on the Harbor” celebration. Songs of Solomon is a gospel choir which seeks to uplift, inspire, serve, educate, and entertain!

This inspiring group is composed of young people ages 16-22 from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds within the Harlem and neighboring borough communities. Under Pastor Wright’s leadership, the choir has garnered national and international acclaim, performing with the likes of Jessye Norman, American Idols Kelly Clarkson and Fantasia Barrio, as well as Elton John. Pastor Wright is a firm believer that arts education stimulates children spiritually and intellectually, builds the family through its commitment to a child’s development, and gives a sense of pride and ownership to a community.

From the steps of the York College Auditorium where the founders of the choir met on a hot August day many years ago, Songs of Solomon is today a thriving organization, having established the “Songs of Solomon Academy of The Arts”. In a very short period of time the choir has grown and has been seen on the Early Show on CBS, and has won 1st place prizes in the Gospelfest competition at Madison Square Garden as well as the Pathmark Gospel Choir Competition. They have performed nationally and internationally, and notably closed a recent concert for Ashford and Simpson at the famed Apollo Theater in New York City.

To purchase tickets for Songs of Solomon, or to learn more about any of Bay Chamber's offerings, please contact Joan Kulle at 207-236-2823 or visit www.baychamberconcerts.org.