Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir singing Holy Is The Lord
Orchestration- not totally sure but sounds like keyboard, guitar, percussion, along with voice
Gospel music was first heard about in the 1800s. It is used by many different cultures in all sorts of ways, but most popular is in a church setting of some sort. It uses a great deal of repetition and lots of communication between the leader and the group. This group started with just 9 members and now has 280 not including the people who are singing along in the church. The leader is Carol Cymbala wife of the pastor Jim Cymbala. They have performed all over including Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden Theatre, Radio City Music Hall and many more. They won 5 Dove awards and 6 Grammys.
I think it's very interesting how the members of the church are interacting as an audience. Most of them are standing, some are clapping some are raising their hands like the leader told them to. A lot of them know the words and are also singing along. This seems like a great group to be a part of, they all seem to be very interested in the beliefs they have.
The energy of this choir is powerful. Their faith really drives their sound that affects the audience to interact with an equal amount of energy. This is a great example of how music used in a worshipping context can emotionally move a group of people in tremendous ways.
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