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Every Sunday, worshipers from far and near come to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ from the pulpit and the choir stand. Our choir -- under the direction of Broher Jerry Williams, with organist C. Travell Allen and drummer Robert Livingston, III -- sings both contemporary and tradiitonal gospel music.
From its beginnings, Memorial has been known as a church where music is a vital part of the gospel ministry. We have been blessed with talents such as:
- the late Elder Richard Baker, a gospel pioneer who gave a series of recitals at Carnegie Hall
- the late Berniece Hall, who appeared on Broadway and in the international touring company of "Trumpets of the Lord," and on the Grammy Award winner recording of "Porgy and Bess" featuring Leontyne Price and William Warfield
- Mother Evelyn Williams, one of Harlem's most beloved gospel singers of the past 50 years, who started singing with her family group, The Stanley Sisters. She is lovingly known as "our Mahalia."
- Brothers Jeffrey Smith and Jerry Williams, longtime members of Rev. Timothy Wright's New York Fellowship Mass Choir. They continue Elder Wright's legacy in lead roles in the Timothy Wright Memorial choir.
- Rev. Mother Ella Eure Eaton, a classical concert singer, who was featured on Virgil Thomas' "Four Saints in Three Acts."
- Minister Yvette Vanterpool, a classically trained singer who made her recording debut with jazz legend Sun Ra.
Our choir has appeared at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Harlem's Gospel Uptown nightclub, and with popular singers like Fantasia and R. Kelly. And, you never know who might be visiting Memorial on any given Sunday. Saxophonist Lonnie Youngblood and legendary singers like Melba Moore and Martha Reeves have blessed our services.
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