Sayida Farmer

NEC Community Gospel Choir
Mission
The purpose and mission of the NEC Community Gospel Choir is to explore and master the full spectrum of musical mood and styles that encompass the Gospel music genre, and to share this music with the broadest possible audience. We're dedicated to performing the various styles of Gospel music to the highest standards of quality. Contrary to some popular misconceptions about Gospel music as a lot of uncontrolled "whooping and hollering," the genre involves extraordinary control and technique, and a myriad of music dynamics.

According to the choir founder Calvin L. Hicks, "the art depends on the full expressive resources of the human voice... As a choir, its goal is to master each style and perform each selection with a rich, full sound that transcends each individual to sound like one single voice."