BROOKLYN TABERNACLE CHOIR RAISES $80K FOR HAITI RELIEF
The six-time Grammy Award winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir had a busy weekend. The ensemble that recently performed music from their new CD “Declare Your Name” (Integrity Music) on ABC TV’s “Good Morning America” program marched across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan this past Saturday in support of Haitian relief efforts. Aside from the 300 member choir, over 1,200 other people walked with them as they waved purple flags (signifying royalty in the Bible), sang songs and distributed tickets for a Sunday afternoon concert to raise money for Haitian relief efforts following the January 10th earthquake that stole over 150,000 lives.
The following day, the choir staged a 3:00 p.m. concert at Brooklyn Tabernacle’s Smith Street headquarters that drew over 1,000 spectators and raised $80,000 for two daily feeding programs that the Brooklyn Tabernacle Church has supported in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel for several years.
Since 1983, the choir has earned six Grammy Awards, six Dove Awards, and an R.I.A.A. gold certification for their “He’s Been Faithful” project. They have been written up in The New York Times, performed at Radio City Music Hall, and Madison Square Garden.
The choir’s 28th CD “Declare Your Name” recently debuted at #7 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album sales chart and continues to sell briskly. “The project `Declare Your Name’ is fresh and new, full of original songs of encouragement and hope,” says choir founder Carol Cymbala. “Now is the time to spread this joy throughout the city and the world. We want to present a symbol of hope to a hopeless world.”
The following day, the choir staged a 3:00 p.m. concert at Brooklyn Tabernacle’s Smith Street headquarters that drew over 1,000 spectators and raised $80,000 for two daily feeding programs that the Brooklyn Tabernacle Church has supported in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel for several years.
Since 1983, the choir has earned six Grammy Awards, six Dove Awards, and an R.I.A.A. gold certification for their “He’s Been Faithful” project. They have been written up in The New York Times, performed at Radio City Music Hall, and Madison Square Garden.
The choir’s 28th CD “Declare Your Name” recently debuted at #7 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album sales chart and continues to sell briskly. “The project `Declare Your Name’ is fresh and new, full of original songs of encouragement and hope,” says choir founder Carol Cymbala. “Now is the time to spread this joy throughout the city and the world. We want to present a symbol of hope to a hopeless world.”
