News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu Summer  2005 news releases Public Information home News archive Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 12/2/05   Click on image for publication quality photo  SOUTHEASTERN GOSPEL MUSIC ENSEMBLE CONCERT – Southeastern Louisiana University’s Gospel Music Ensemble will present a free concert on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. at Hammond’s Greenfield Baptist Church. Ensemble Members are, from left, front: Pamela Williams, Jaquita Williams, Marshuan Robertson, Larry Taplin, Michael Kyles, Brittney Harris, Jessica Scott, Latonya Sneed, Maggie Probst, and Director Kenya Lawrence Jackson; center, Joe Johnson, Kenza Montgomery, Jimysha Andrews, Gloria Thomas, Floyd Holden Jr., Travis Bush, Travia Bell, April Warren, Tenisha Dalton, Melissa McKey, Ronnisha Junior; back, LaShonda Freeman, Natalie Chesser, Erica Brumfield, Brittany Bickham, Donta Mills, Darren Bridgewater, Joshua Ikegulu, Kintrell Smith, Leslie Palmer, Erica Milligan. Not shown are Abdul Burl, Kai Baptiste, Brandon Parker, Keith Chaney, and Josh Johnson. SOUTHEASTERN GOSPEL MUSIC ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM DEC. 8        HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s Gospel Music Ensemble will present a free concert of traditional and contemporary gospel pieces and holiday season favorites on Thursday, Dec. 8.         Conducted by Kenya Lawrence Jackson, the 30-voice Department of Music and Dramatic Arts ensemble will perform at 7 p.m. at Greenfield Baptist Church, 110 J. W. Davis Dr. in Hammond.        Jackson said selections will include Kurt Carr’s “God Blocked It”; “Seek Ye First,” a hymn arranged by the Gospel Music Ensemble’s composer-in-residence and accompanist, Jan Youngblood, and “a foot-stomping Quincy Jones arrangement of Handel’s ‘Hallelejah Chorus.’”         Soloists will include Brittany Bickham and Jimysha Andrews, LaPlace; Pamela Williams, Bogalusa; Marshaun Robertson, Clinton; Joe Johnson and Leslie Palmer, Hammond; Brittney Harris and Kenza Montgomery, Baton Rouge; Travis Bush, Reserve; Melissa McKey, Denham Springs; and Jaquita Williams, Paincourtville.        The ensemble also includes         Hammond -- April Warren, Josh Johnson        Baton Rouge – Donta Mills, Gloria Thomas, Jessica Scott, Michael Kyles, Darren Bridgewater, Joshua Ikegulu, Natalie Chesser, LaShonda Freeman, Keith Chaney.        Tickfaw – Erica Brumfield        LaPlace – Erica Milligan        Reserve – Abdul Burl, Kai Baptiste, Travia Bell        Kentwood – Larry Taplin.        Independence – Ronnisha Junior, Tenisha Dalton, Floyd Holden Jr.        Waggaman – Kintrell Smith        New Orleans – Brandon Parker        Mandeville – Maggie Probst        Ventress – Latonya Sneed.        For additional information, contact the Department of Music and Dramatic Arts, 985-549-2184.