Rejoice & Shout
Saturday, May 21, 2011 | 7:30 pm
Preview Screening
2010/color & b&w/115 min.
Scr/dir: Don McGlynn.
Don McGlynn's uplifting documentary on the history of Gospel is packed with evocative photos, rare audio recordings, and stirring film and TV performances. Culled from hundreds of hours of music, Rejoice & Shout traces Gospel through its many musical styles: the spirituals and early hymns; the four-part harmony-based quartets; the integration of blues and swing into Gospel; and the emergence of Soul, Rap and Hip Hop. Featuring the crème de la crème of Gospel music, including Smokey Robinson, Andrae Crouch, Mavis Staples, Ira Tucker, Marie Knight, Willa Ward and Ira Tucker Jr. A Magnolia Pictures release.
Bing Theater | $10 general admission. $7 museum members, seniors (62+), students with valid ID.
