Lift Every Voice and Sing at “Music Speaks” – A Joy in the City Gospel Music Workshop
Whether you’re an experienced performer or someone who sings in the shower, Joy In The City Guelph welcomes you to join a joyful, soulful, and uplifting experience. Music Speaks is a FREE gospel music workshop that is open to everyone. No experience is needed, just a love for music and community.
Our first clinician and workshop presenter is the incomparable Dr. Darren Hamilton:
- Music Educator – Choral Director – Clinician – Gospel Music Practitioner
- Assistant Professor, Music Education, University of Toronto
- 2024 Black Diamond Award Recipient
- 2022 JUNO Award Recipient for MusiCounts Teacher of the Year
Join us as Dr. Hamilton shares his love for gospel music through his lecture on The Evolution of Gospel Music. He will guide our registered participants through a powerful, hands-on musical experience where the message and emotion behind the music are just as important as the notes.
FREE ADMISSION
When: August 23, 2025
Time: 10am -12pm
Where: Heritage Hall, Guelph Black Heritage Society, 83 Essex Street, Guelph ON N1H3K9
This event is presented by Joy in the City Guelph with support from the GBHS.
Joy in the City Guelph is the vision of Artistic Director & Founder Verese Vassell-Bowen, an acclaimed vocalist behind the sold-out annual event Joy in the City: A Gospel Christmas Celebration, now in its 7th successful year. Her talent for bringing together professional, aspiring, and amateur singers and musicians has built a vibrant, inclusive musical community.
Now, through Music Speaks, Verese continues her mission to connect people through the power of gospel music – and you’re invited.
Come ready to sing. Come ready to learn. Come and experience JOY.
RSVP Link or Registration: https://shorturl.at/FSuR1
We can’t wait to sing with you,
Joy in the City Guelph
www.joyinthecityguelph.ca
