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 Purchase, NY - The Academy® Award winning Soweto Gospel Choir returns by popular demand to The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m.
The most successful vocal group to emerge from South Africa since Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the 26-member choir draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto to celebrate the inspirational power of African gospel music. In addition to singing tribal, traditional and popular African and Western gospel, the group mixes in Jamaican reggae, American pop, a capella and spiritually themed secular songs.
Created in 2002, the choir has performed throughout Africa, Europe and Australia in sold-out venues, prompting rave reviews and standing ovations for their charismatic, universally appealing performances.
Tickets are $62.50, $52.50 and $42.50.
For more information, and to buy tickets, contact The Performing Arts Center ticket office (914-251-6200) or log onto The Center’s website at http://www.artscenter.org.
The Center's 31st season is made possible, in part, by the Basic Program Support Grant of the Westchester Arts Council with funds from Westchester County Government.
Purchase College is located in Westchester County, minutes from the Connecticut border. The college, part of the State University of New York system, is a major institution of public higher education encompassing the liberal arts and sciences, professional training in the performing and visual arts, and continuing education. The college campus is home to The Performing Arts Center and The Neuberger Museum of Art, which strive to present models of excellence for both the college and its surrounding community.
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