1 00:01:05,460 --> 00:01:06,780 House, test, 2 00:02:08,220 --> 00:02:12,760 test, test, test, test, how's the sound good? 3 00:03:15,490 --> 00:03:16,130 He's 4 00:07:26,620 --> 00:07:28,540 fine to see it and make yourselves comfortable. 5 00:07:29,580 --> 00:07:30,560 We're about to get started. 6 00:07:33,250 --> 00:07:36,450 I'd like to welcome everybody to the Gayle Board and Public Library. 7 00:07:36,850 --> 00:07:38,910 I'm Tish Calmer, Community Engagement Manager. 8 00:07:39,430 --> 00:07:42,950 And now it is my pleasure to introduce to you 9 00:07:42,950 --> 00:07:46,790 to the hostess with the most us, our MC. 10 00:07:47,170 --> 00:07:49,390 She is a Gayle Board and Public Library trustee 11 00:07:50,490 --> 00:07:55,750 and also with the Kingdom Advancement Center here in Elgin. 12 00:07:56,770 --> 00:08:02,130 You all know her. She is the amazing incredible. Tiffany Henderson. 13 00:08:09,580 --> 00:08:18,280 Thank you, Tish. Thank you. And welcome everyone to the first gospel choir celebration here at the 14 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:19,780 Galboard in Library. 15 00:08:21,820 --> 00:08:28,920 We are truly, truly, truly, truly excited and really proud to host this 16 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:35,140 here at the library, as Tish already mentioned, I am a trustee here, so it is my delight 17 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:39,780 to have you in our space. Isn't this a wonderful library? 18 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:46,120 Gospel music is such an intricate 19 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:53,460 part of the Black American experience. So many of us grew up singing in choirs, learning 20 00:08:53,460 --> 00:09:00,740 about who we are, where we've come from through our choir. We got identity there. We felt 21 00:09:00,740 --> 00:09:04,580 We belonged there, we grew up with the sense of self 22 00:09:04,580 --> 00:09:07,180 through our choirs at our local churches. 23 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:09,500 And so to celebrate Black History Month, 24 00:09:09,540 --> 00:09:12,100 the library thought, well, actually our CEO, Carol, 25 00:09:12,180 --> 00:09:13,120 it was her idea. 26 00:09:13,560 --> 00:09:15,720 So we need to bring some choirs in here. 27 00:09:15,940 --> 00:09:17,760 And I said, you asked for the rewrite, Carol. 28 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,660 Everyone loves choir music. 29 00:09:21,860 --> 00:09:25,280 And I'm excited to bring it back right here in Elgin. 30 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:35,220 If we're going to start off singing the Black National Anthem, 31 00:09:35,220 --> 00:09:37,780 And progressive, just know you're on deck. 32 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,060 So this, if I could get everyone to stand up, 33 00:09:41,180 --> 00:09:44,000 we're gonna sing collectively as one big community choir. 34 00:09:44,740 --> 00:09:46,600 We're gonna sing the Black National Anthem. 35 00:09:46,620 --> 00:09:49,140 We're gonna sing it loud and proud like we know it. 36 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:53,740 I've just told someone, I said listen, 37 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:57,040 we don't sing this collectively, but once a year, 38 00:09:57,780 --> 00:10:00,960 in February, we sing those when every time we get together. 39 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:02,500 So we're gonna sing all three verses. 40 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:10,540 I'm a pastor too, so just don't worry about when I say it, man, you got to say it, man, 41 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:11,340 back. 42 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,960 So we're going to start off, actually. 43 00:10:16,900 --> 00:10:18,700 Yes, I was about to answer that. 44 00:10:18,860 --> 00:10:22,640 So thank you, give a warm welcome to Sister Patricia Williams from second 45 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:23,140 back to her. 46 00:10:23,140 --> 00:10:27,370 She's going to play always on time. 47 00:10:27,550 --> 00:10:27,830 Hallelujah. 48 00:10:29,470 --> 00:10:32,070 Oh, yeah, I'm going to do a lot of Hallelujahs and thank you, Jesus. 49 00:10:32,070 --> 00:10:33,070 This is what this is. 50 00:10:33,530 --> 00:10:35,110 So everybody, it's clear where we are. 51 00:10:35,550 --> 00:10:36,990 OK, all right, here we go. 52 00:16:14,900 --> 00:16:18,620 The progressive Baptist Church choir, come and give them a hand. 53 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,920 Progressive Baptist Church is 54 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:32,200 pastured by our very own Reverend Waderhand, Pastor St. 55 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,340 He's a pillar in this community. We're 56 00:16:37,340 --> 00:16:43,600 excited to have his choir here. The progressive church, Baptist Church choir, 57 00:16:48,580 --> 00:16:49,220 live by sister 58 00:16:49,220 --> 00:16:51,280 Brittany Branch, wave your hand, Brittany, 59 00:16:56,140 --> 00:16:59,420 and they will be singing so glad I'm here, and the Lord is 60 00:16:59,420 --> 00:17:00,140 less than me. 61 00:30:00,750 --> 00:30:02,350 To be a dignified thing, guys. 62 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:06,180 We're at the library. 63 00:30:08,830 --> 00:30:12,150 Pull it together. Pull it together. I'm talking to me. 64 00:30:13,850 --> 00:30:15,510 Talk to pull off these boots. 65 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:23,760 We're gospel music, duh. It makes you feel good. 66 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:28,840 Especially when we think about who we're singing to. I'm excited. Thank you, Carol. 67 00:30:29,540 --> 00:30:34,840 I'm excited about doing this in the place that I love. With people that I love, I love us. 68 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,680 I just want you to know I love us. 69 00:30:38,180 --> 00:30:40,000 All of that comes with us, I love it. 70 00:30:40,380 --> 00:30:45,020 So, next we're going to have Christian Tabernacle Church. 71 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:46,740 Where's Christian Tabernacle? 72 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:55,980 None other than Pastor Robbie. 73 00:30:56,020 --> 00:30:57,580 Rob, please raise your hand. 74 00:30:59,040 --> 00:30:59,480 Yes. 75 00:31:02,910 --> 00:31:02,990 Pastor. 76 00:31:06,930 --> 00:31:09,270 God, our regular pastor that just gives us the word, 77 00:31:09,370 --> 00:31:11,530 and they got to pass the deck and sing in. 78 00:31:17,930 --> 00:31:22,710 So, have them come as they are here to celebrate with us 79 00:31:24,950 --> 00:31:30,330 by brother or she here, but she here, 80 00:31:33,060 --> 00:31:37,220 she being a church medley. Come on, medley, 81 00:31:39,530 --> 00:31:39,950 medley. 82 00:31:45,940 --> 00:31:52,140 Hey, Ben, I'm, I mean, you remember those tall, stomp in songs and hand clapping sounds. 83 00:31:52,420 --> 00:31:55,460 Hey, Ben, yeah, we got to share it with that today. 84 00:32:30,450 --> 00:32:31,850 come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on. 85 00:45:00,140 --> 00:45:02,440 I told you he was a senior pastor. 86 00:45:05,410 --> 00:45:06,750 I'm excited. 87 00:45:23,070 --> 00:45:24,090 Give him a hand. 88 00:45:29,420 --> 00:45:53,900 The urgent symphony orchestra. So they are going to the deal today is called songs that brought us over. This is, as you all know, this is Black History Month and we really wanted to highlight how these were the songs that led us to freedom, songs that gave us courage when there was none, songs that lifted us up songs that told us we were going to make it when everyone 89 00:45:53,900 --> 00:45:59,820 else say we wouldn't. When we were oppressed enslaved, 90 00:46:02,550 --> 00:46:05,630 these are the songs that got us over 91 00:46:05,630 --> 00:46:11,810 and got us through. So the Elgin Symphony Orchestra is going to play Swinglow, Sweet 92 00:46:11,810 --> 00:46:20,890 Terrier, traveling shoes, songs that were out of silver. Thank you, Elgin Symphony Orchestra. 93 00:46:20,890 --> 00:46:21,730 I'm 94 00:55:47,970 --> 00:55:58,630 not traveling to shoes. I'm ready to go. I'm ready to move on to freedom. Come by here. Pick me up so I can go with you. These were songs that got us through. 95 00:56:00,370 --> 00:56:11,670 I second Baptist comes. I'm excited about the opportunity to learn to teach the next generation about what it needs to really go through and really survive. 96 00:56:11,670 --> 00:56:17,430 This is, please welcome Second Baptist Church choir, 97 00:56:18,870 --> 00:56:21,410 led by the University of the Church of William, 98 00:56:26,420 --> 00:56:28,300 as some of the pastor parks this year, 99 00:56:28,660 --> 00:56:32,680 but we're excited to have Second Baptist Church come in 100 00:56:32,680 --> 00:56:36,300 and sing, they are going to give us 101 00:56:39,940 --> 00:56:39,980 a, 102 00:56:39,980 --> 00:56:43,480 they're going to sing a new version of Lifted Every Voice, 103 00:56:43,600 --> 00:56:45,400 and say I like this version probably. 104 00:56:46,160 --> 00:56:48,700 They're going to sing a new version of Lifted Every Voice and Sing 105 00:56:48,700 --> 00:56:51,060 as well as, thank you. 106 00:56:51,060 --> 00:56:51,060 I 107 00:57:00,410 --> 00:57:05,730 want to give another special thank you to the members of the LG Symphony Orchestra who came out today. 108 00:57:09,860 --> 00:57:16,840 And I also want to let you know that the full orchestra is going to be in concert on April 17th. 109 00:57:16,880 --> 00:57:19,400 Right at second Baptist Church, that's my church. 110 00:57:19,960 --> 00:57:20,300 Thank 111 00:57:26,600 --> 00:57:26,600 you. 112 01:06:13,100 --> 01:06:18,460 Honour my pastor who is here in the back, who is my sanctifiable. My 113 01:06:24,580 --> 01:06:28,640 host is Senator and Elgin. I'm excited. Yes, 114 01:06:31,060 --> 01:06:36,520 our last call, we're going to do this together. I say we, because I was warming up too. 115 01:06:45,600 --> 01:06:52,340 And while the choir is assembling, I would like to first say thank you to the CEO of this 116 01:06:52,340 --> 01:06:54,960 organization, Carol, please raise your hand. 117 01:06:55,600 --> 01:07:02,720 She is an awesome leader and you want to know why we have such great programming here is 118 01:07:02,720 --> 01:07:04,120 because Carol does it. 119 01:07:04,120 --> 01:07:09,780 She's an amazing woman and she, this was her idea, she said we need to get some choirs here 120 01:07:09,780 --> 01:07:10,340 at the library. 121 01:07:10,340 --> 01:07:15,420 So I'm excited. I want to thank her and her staff. All of you who worked on this 122 01:07:15,420 --> 01:07:20,620 raise your hand tension. All of the people give them a hand. They are also the 123 01:07:20,620 --> 01:07:22,220 library staff here. 124 01:07:26,420 --> 01:07:30,740 I want to thank you for coming and thinking with us we are 125 01:07:30,740 --> 01:07:39,880 going to sit with. We are going to sing all in his hands. Now listen, before we 126 01:07:39,880 --> 01:07:41,760 I need to let you in on something. 127 01:07:42,680 --> 01:07:45,640 This is not a sit down and watch song. 128 01:07:46,800 --> 01:07:50,100 This is a participatory song. 129 01:07:50,800 --> 01:07:53,740 So what you're going to see is when the choir starts saying, 130 01:07:54,220 --> 01:07:57,680 this and that, you need to, this and that. 131 01:07:58,660 --> 01:08:00,880 Everybody understand what the assignment is. 132 01:08:02,220 --> 01:08:05,520 So this is a rousing song to think, 133 01:08:05,700 --> 01:08:07,600 to know that everything is in God's hands, 134 01:08:07,700 --> 01:08:08,940 that we're excited about that. 135 01:08:08,940 --> 01:08:14,560 So when we start singing that means you start singing. Yes, yes 136 01:08:15,200 --> 01:08:16,400 Are we ready 137 01:08:26,290 --> 01:08:27,630 to stay but 138 01:08:37,550 --> 01:08:38,070 ready? 139 01:15:16,180 --> 01:15:45,060 A couple of quick announcements. The first one is that there are more programs here at the library that are going on all month-long. Please check with the library staff and they'll let you know what's happening here at the library celebrating Black History Month. Also, if I could get C2AVs hand, he's here from the Elgin, Master Corral, C, Lynn, Raise your hand. They are here from the Elgin, Master Corral. 140 01:15:45,060 --> 01:15:50,280 of you are interested in singing classical music with another kind of choir, please see 141 01:15:50,280 --> 01:15:55,060 Steven Lynn with the Elton Master Corral, and then we also have Miss Career Price. 142 01:15:56,700 --> 01:16:00,670 Who's announcing a book of, 143 01:16:03,180 --> 01:16:06,740 why I really did enjoy this music, remind me of my father's 144 01:16:06,740 --> 01:16:07,020 church. 145 01:16:07,680 --> 01:16:15,440 My name is Juanita Career Price, on every last Monday of the month of each of this year, 146 01:16:15,440 --> 01:16:20,400 I will be hosting a discussion on African American authors. 147 01:16:21,080 --> 01:16:22,580 We're going to start with Toni Morrison. 148 01:16:23,220 --> 01:16:25,560 It would be upstairs in the Algerian room. 149 01:16:25,800 --> 01:16:28,020 It starts at 6 p.m. 150 01:16:28,480 --> 01:16:30,220 I would like to see all of you. 151 01:16:30,520 --> 01:16:32,480 I have been asked so many times. 152 01:16:32,940 --> 01:16:37,280 Why do black people write with anger in their voices? 153 01:16:37,420 --> 01:16:39,160 Why did they always talk about slavery? 154 01:16:39,320 --> 01:16:40,200 Why did they do this? 155 01:16:40,620 --> 01:16:44,180 Well, come to this meeting and discussion. 156 01:16:44,180 --> 01:16:50,290 bring your books Toni Morrison. She, her most famous one was the Blueie's eyes. 157 01:16:51,400 --> 01:16:57,360 Beloved, I would be here to answer all your questions and I'm hopefully I have seen a 158 01:16:57,360 --> 01:17:04,540 word out to one of her sons he may call in but we will see a ex-Pose of Toni Morrison telling you why 159 01:17:04,540 --> 01:17:13,690 herself. Thank you and please come and enjoy yourself. Thank you. Thank you all have a great day. Thank you 160 01:17:13,690 --> 01:17:14,250 for coming.