The Abyssinian Gospel Choir joined neurologist/author Oliver Sacks in an exploration of the power of music, as the choir’s performance provides a stimulating context for accounts of music’s biological foundations, and of patients whose lives were altered by the empowerment of music.
As part of the 200th anniversary celebration of The Abyssinian Baptist Church in the City of New York, where Calvin O. Butts, III is pastor, the Abyssinian Baptist Church choir joined neurologist/author Oliver Sacks in an exploration of the power of music to inspire and uplift, and as an effective tool in the therapeutic process. Blending neuroscience with the choir’s vibrant and extensive repertoire, along with reflections on the role of African-American sacred music’s significant historical expressions, this program provided a stimulating context for Sacks’ true-life accounts of patients whose lives were altered by the empowerment of music.
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