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Saints Unified Voices is a American Gospel music choir.
Early years
In 2002, Gladys Knight put together a small singing group to perform with her at Women's Conference at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Later, Sullivan Richardson asked her to form a choir to perform at a special fireside event back home in Henderson, Nevada. Vocalists came from as far away as Los Angeles to audition for this special choir. John Fluker, Kelly Eisenhower, Scott Cannady, and Matthew Pittman, professional musicians from Knight's crew at the Flamingo Las Vegas, volunteered to serve as musicians for the choir. Choir members practice songs without sheet music, just lyrics typed out in paragraphs. After three months of Saturday rehearsals, the choir's first performance was in August 2002. The performance was very well received, and by the end of the year, they had performed at four stake centers, two of Deseret Book’s Time Out for Women in Las Vegas and Phoenix, and at the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square.
Musical career
The choir released a CD, One Voice, on January 4 2005.
The 100-voice choir released its second album A Christmas Celebration in October 2006.
Currently the choir gives presentations at churches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout the United States. The Saints Unified Voices Foundation, the governing organization of the choir, is directed by a 12-member board of directors, which includes Gladys Knight.
Awards and certifications
On February 8th, 2006, it was announced that the album One Voice won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album as part of the 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
References
- ^ Stewart Osborn, Cheryl. "A Choir is Born". LDS Living Magazine. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Annual_Show/48_nominees
External links
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