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G ospel music stars will brighten
Portland at ecum enical workshop,
concert, seminar, and Oregon pre­
m iere o f new gospel mass
‘St. Martin de Porres M ass’ to be
sung in cathedral by m assive gospel
choir from O regon, W ashington.
Protestants, Catholics, blacks, whites,
young, old people com e together to
celebrate new gospel music with na­
tional gospel artists, com posers.
G ospel music is the music that
seeks universal truths beyond m ere
entertainm ent, and this city’s lively
com munity ofgospel songwriters and
m usicians will play host to an im por­
tant attem pt to show o ff the m iracle
o f this peculiarly A m erican inven­
tion in an important large church as
part o f the Catholic C hurch’s 150th
anniversary in Oregon celebration in
February.
T w o n atio n ally -k n o w n gospel
m usic com posers will preside over a
w orkshop, a seminar, four rehears­
als, and two concerts during an in-
depth look at gospel music for C ath­
olic and other E uropean-heritage
churches in Portland during a four
day event produced and directed by
Joyce Boles o f A lbina Arts Center,
during Black History M onth in Feb­
ruary.
Rev. Milton Biggham, perhaps the
m ost well-know n producer and co m ­
poser w orking in gospel music to ­
day, will jo in with Leon Roberts, a
w ell-know n C atholic gospel music
com poser will w ork together with
m em bers o f the W ashington State
and Portland-V ancouver chapters o f
the G o sp el M usic W o rkshop o f
A m erican, with the Pacific N orth­
west M ass Choir, and with the Port­
land Black Catholic Lay Caucus to
produce the four days o f study and
singing, said Boles.
Biggham is president o f Savoy
Records in New York, and is associ­
ated w ith n atio n ally w ell-know n
choirs such as G eorgia M ass Choir,
I lorida M ass C hoir, and New Jersey
M ass C hoir. T he w inner o f two
G ram m ies, he has produced well-
known singers such as the late Rev.
Jam es Cleveland, Rev. Clay Evans,
the A niointed Pace Sisters, and sev­
eral others. He has been nam ed the
producer o f the year several tim es by
the G o sp el M usic W o rk sh o p o f
America. Rev. Biggham is also pas­
tor o f Mt. V ernon Baptist Church in
northern New Jersey.
T he term “ m ass ch o ir” m eans
am ong A frican-A m ericans a large
choir singing black gospel music.
The mass choir m ovem ent has found
expression in at least 40 U.S. loca­
tions.
Biggham is expected to teach and
direct his own new music at the w ork­
shop, w hich will be follow ed with a
7 pm Saturday concert at M aranatha
Church, 4222 NE 12th Ave., where
the P ortland M etro p o litan Youth
M ass choir will also appear, said
Boles.
Prom inent local gospel music d i­
rector, keyboard player, and song­
w riter M inister Terry D avis is music
director o f the event. D avis was the
winner recently o fa Commun ity Trea­
sure award from TACS. He directs
the larg e P o rtla n d M e tro p o lita n
Youth M assC hoir, and is co-director
o f Portland M ass C hoir Davis is also
music director o f the local BM W A
chapter. He has several songs re­
corded on different gospel music al­
bums in national distribution. M inis­
ter is an honorific used am ong A fri­
can-A m erican church people for a
churchm an who is not ordained.
L eo n R o b e rts w as d ir e c to r o f
litu rg ic a l m u sic at St. A u g u stin e
p a rish in W a sh in g to n , D C, fo r 15
y e a rs. He is a u th o r o f th e w id e ly -
s u n g “ S t. A u g u s tin e M a s s , ”
w h ich is p u b lis h e d in “ L ead M e,
G u id e M ," th e first A frican -A m er­
ican hymnal ever published in the
United States. His music also ap ­
pears in Episcopal and United Church
ofC hrist hymnals. He is currently the
Florence Van Keuren Artist in R esi­
dence at the C oncord Baptist Church
o f Christ in Brooklyn, NY.
Roberts will teach and direct his
new com position, “The St. Martin de
Porres M ass,” to be sung at the 5:30
pm mass at St. M ary’s C athedral
Sunday, Feb. 18. Boles said she ex-
m í Evening O f S\fcg
by
M argaret I saacs
H aving read about A lzheim ers
D isease, it’s victim s and their fam i­
lies; I decided to attend a support
g ro u p for these fam ilies o f these
A lzh eim er victims. I saw and felt the
pain o f som e; the im patience o f o th ­
ers; an g er and frustration w ere ap ­
paren t in m ost all o f them. I listened
to solutions to em otional problem s,
o ffered by laymen and professionals
alike, and I saw pity in the faces o fth e
p rofessionals from tim e to tim e.
I cam e aw ay from the m eeting
w ith the thought...If only the outlook
co u ld be changed to view this d iseas­
es victim s from w here, perhaps, they
are. T hey seem to be at a place w here
trouble and life’s problem s and m a­
terial needs mean nothing to them
anym ore. C hildren in grow n-up b od­
ies. T he Bible tell us that Jesus said
S uffer little children to com e unto
m e, for o f such is the kingdom o f
h eav en ” . These little children are
p erhaps Just Crossing O ver Bit By
Bit Into the Kingdom O f G od.
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pects a 100 to 200-voice choir to sing
the mass, which will be celebrated by
Fr. N icolaus M arandu o f Im m acu­
late Heart Parish, as part o f the re-
open in g o fth e refurbished St. M ary’s
C ath ed ral, I 7 I 6 N W D avis. Fr.
M arandu is a native o fT an zan ia, and
is the only priest o f color in w estern
Oregon.
Music for both the mass and the
concert will be rehearsed at two
evening rehearsals, 7 - 10 pm at Im­
m aculate H eart C hurch, 2 9 3 0 N.
W illiams A venue, and by a 3 pm
Saturday reh earsal at M aranatha
Church 4222 NE 12th Ave., and by a
3:30 pm rehearsal a, St. M ary ’s C a­
thedral.
Both Biggham and R oberts will
instruct during a 9 - 1 pm w orkshop
Saturday m orning, “ How to get your
music recorded and published.” The
w orkshop cost $5 per participant for
four rehearsals and two concerts. The
sem inar costs $30, and one quarter
hour credit from Portland State U ni­
versity is available for an additional
charge of $35. Both the concert and
“Just C rossing O ver”
took the stain o f sin away.
and love and glory; She has the G reat
(loved ones with A lzheim ers D is­
N ow she’s grown old with peace
W hite Throne in her view.
ease)
and jo y in her heart; and a serene smile
She thinks as a young child would
T h e re ’s a story I’d like to tell you
on the old wrinkled face. Her eyes
think; and bodily functions mean
o f a child born long, long ago; o f an
shine forth with the wisdom o f God;
nothing to her. There are flashes o f
old farm house with a lake close by
and at her vision o f a heavenly place.
memory,
o f a life gone before; and
and an old iron pot on the stove.
She repeats disjointed phrases,
the imm ediate past is a total blur.
I hat child knelt near for warmth
senseless to us all; and she w alks at
Through sorrow and pain and fire
and cheer to that old black wood-
m idnight as if night w ere day.
and blood; she looks away up in
burning stove. She d id n ’t know that
She answ ers inappropriately or
glory, God hears her call; He com ­
the fam ily w as poor; she only knew
som etim es not at all; But G od know s
forts and gives peace from His G reat
o f the love that family wove.
her heart, what she intends to say.
Throne; G od loves this dear child
O atm eal every day was a treat to
She rem em bers the A unts, the
and leads her along.
her. B eans at supper was her favorite
U ncles, her father and m other and all
She know s w here sh e’s "going;
tare. T he old heated iron in her bed at
the lessons she learned at their knees.
S h e’s looked over the hill She longs
night; and the long flannel gow n made
She rem em bers the G od o f mercy
for that place w here no tears shall
with care.
they all served; the battles He fought,
ever fall; She talks with her Spirits
T he B ible stories her m other read
the suffering he relieved.
and w aits with great patience, while
to her w ere alive in the little heart for
H er friends and family think that
she avidly listens for the trum pets
all tim e; the rides on her father's
her mind is w andering, when at times
call.
broad shoulders; and the short Easter
she talks, when no one is there But
Yes, she is back to being that child
Speeches that rhymed.
sh e ’s only crossing over the bar that
o f so long ago. That child who trust­
This child grew with great love in
separates; speaking with Spirits in
ed and cared and had great love. She
her heart for the birds and beast and
the land God has prepared.
has a pure heart, a faith in G od and a
each blessed day; she learned to trust
W ho is it should care if her mind
b elief she shared; and God, Himself,
and have faith in the goodness o f
is fading? She no longer sees the
will soon call this beautiful child
m en; and G od gave her grace and
orld as as we
we do;
do; she
she sees
sees only
only peace
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selfiso u rp eace, who has made the two
self is our peace, who has made the two
one and has destroyed the barrier, the
dividing wall o f h o s tility .”
Prom ise Keepers President Randy
Phillips said, “there are centuries-old
walls built o f pain, hurt, neglect and
abuse. O ur desire is to exalt the person
o f Christ and pow er o f the cross in a
way that breaks down the walls that
exist brother-to-brother, brother-to-sis-
ter, and church-to-church.
T h e C h a ir m a n o f P r o m is e
K e e p e r s ’ B o a rd o f D ir e c to r s
Albina Arts Center, Inc., Dawson
Purk Gospel Music Festival, July
13, 1996, 2830 N. Williams, 0301,
Portland, OR 9 722 7-1650 503-284-
9043, Fax 503-284-9043 Call First,
Contact: Joyce Roles.
Spedai Evening O f 9\(egro Spiritual
The Bethel A.M .E. Church C a­
thedral Choir is presenting a special
evening o f negro spirituals entitled
“O nce Upon A Tim e W hen We
W ere C olored.”
The performance will be held Sun­
day, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. at the Bethel
A.M.E. Church, 5828 N.E. Eighth Ave.
O rganizers say the presentation,
which includes music, dance and
storytelling, depicts a world which
vanished in the w ake o f integration
the world o f living colored.
"B ehind the painful and som e­
tim es hum iliating barriers o f racial
segregation, there existed a totally
black milieu in w hich a people nur­
tured, protected each other and en­
jo y ed together.
“This evening is an effort to re­
R h h n n P ^ iH n P ^ ^ a ,..
B ish o p P h illip P o rte r a d d e d th at
th e c o n c e p t o f r e c o n c ilia tio n is
m o re th an an h e a d lin e ; it m u st be
d e m o n s tra te d a m o n g C h ristia n s.
“ A s th e C h u rc h g o e s , G o d has
o r d a in e d th a t th e w o rld g o es.
R e c o n c ilia tio n m u st be d e a lt w ith
as in d iv id u a lly an d as p e rs o n a lly
as th e sin q u e s tio n . W e 'v e g o t to
d e a l w ith it.”
Founder o f Promise Keepers Bill
McCartney said the key to breaking
down the walls in hom es and commu-
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with a man and Almighty God. “The
fact is, men are as isolated as ever. Our
culture has convinced men they can go
it alone - but until we are reconciled to
G o d .w ecanneverbe reconci led to our
families and brothers. Revival starts in
the heart o f one man.
The Eugene, OR M en’s Confer­
ence is one o f2 3 stadium conferences
for men, to be held around the country
in 1996 Other sites and dates will be
announced in those conference cities.
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mind a people not to forget where
they cam e from o rfo rth e irc h ild re n
to never forget the world that gave
them their fathers and mothers, and
how they survived with their pride
and courage intact.
“ It d e p ic ts a w ay o f liv e from
th e c o tto n fie ld s, to o u r w ay o f
h a v in g c h u rc h , to th e fish frie s,
to th e tim e s w e w a lk e d do w n th e
isle o f th e c o lo re d c o a c h e s on
tra in s to fin d a se a t by th e w in ­
d o w , w h ere w e co u ld look o u t
an d see fa m ilia r fa c e s w a v in g as
th e tra in slo w ly p u lle d aw ay .
R e m e m b e rin g an d c lin g in g to
th e p ro m is e s w e had h ea rd all o f
o u r liv e s from th o se w ho had
n u rtu re d us o n c e u p o n a tim e
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K eepers is a Christ-centered ministry
dedicated to uniting men through vital
relationships to become godly influ­
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The them e for 1996 is “ Break Down
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C hapter two, verse 14. “ For he Him­
the celebrated mass will be free and
open to the public. Free-will offer­
ings will be taken at both.
Both Biggham and Roberts will
meet with local artists and w riters by
appointm ent only. Call 284-9043 to
schedule an appointm ent on the af­
ternoons o f Feb. 15 and 16.
T h is w o rk s h o p w ith th e o th e r
e v e n ts is th e m o s t a m b itio u s
p ro je c t so far fo r b o th A lb in a
A rts C e n te r an d th e P o rtla n d -
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sa id B o le s. T h is m ay a lso be the
first tim e s e rio u s g o sp e l m u sic
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sh e sa id . M a jo r s p o n s o rs h ip o f
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