‘The Best Church Choir In America’ Will Be Named At Verizon Wireless’ How Sweet The Sound Finale | Nov. 7th, 2009

‘The Best Church Choir In America’ Will Be Named At Verizon Wireless’ How Sweet the Sound Finale

 

Finalist Choirs from 11 U.S. Cities Go Head to Head Nov. 7 for Up to $25,000 in Cash and Prizes

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ —
Verizon Wireless’ second annual How Sweet the Sound(TM) competition
will conclude at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Nov. 7 where choirs
from 11 U.S. cities will vie for the title of “The Best Church Choir in
America” and up to $25,000 in cash and prizes. The evening will be
hosted by GRAMMY®-winning songwriter, producer, arranger and music
director Donald Lawrence and Lisa Kimmey-Winans, singer, songwriter,
producer and actress. The finale will also feature performances by
award-winning gospel artist, Marvin Sapp.

More
than 100,000 people attended the regional competitions across the
country, enjoying nights of great music and community spirit. The
winners from each regional competition selected to compete in the
Detroit finale include:

  • Houston – Resurrection Baptist Church Mass Choir from Resurrection Baptist Church (Schertz, Texas)
  • St. Louis – Faith Celebration Choir from Faith Baptist Church (Festus, Mo.)
  • Washington, D.C. – The Remnant Concert Choir from Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.)
  • Newark, N.J. – Marble Community Gospel Choir from Marble Collegiate Church (Newark, N.J.)
  • Philadelphia – Anointed Voices of Ford Memorial Temple from Ford Memorial Temple (Philadelphia)
  • Detroit – Selected of God from Praise Tabernacle (Detroit)
  • Chicago – Evangel Celebration Choir from Evangel World Outreach Center (Chicago)
  • Atlanta – Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir from Atlanta West Pentecostal Church (Atlanta)
  • Memphis, Tenn. – Greater Community Temple Voices from Greater Community Temple Voices COGIC (Memphis, Tenn.)
  • Los Angeles – City of Refuge P.S.A.L.M.S. Choir from City of Refuge (Los Angeles)
  • Oakland, Calif. – Angelic Voices of Deliverance Center Choir from East Oakland Faith Deliverance Center (Oakland, Calif.)

Choirs
from each city submitted audition videos, and a panel of judges
selected the top choirs to perform in concert at some of the hottest
venues across the country, including the United Center in Chicago; the
Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.; and the Toyota Center in Houston. At
each regional competition, the choirs had the opportunity to win up to
$15,000 in cash and prizes, while the overall winner from each show was
selected to compete in the finale.

Details
about How Sweet the Sound, including last year’s grand finale, judging
criteria, tickets and the official rules, are available online at www.HowSweetTheSound.com. Tickets are $7 for floor seats, and lower- and upper-tier seats are available for $5.

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