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Songs of Praise: Gospel Choir of the Year

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18/11/2018

BBC One - Songs of Praise, Gospel Choir of the Year

David Grant hosts the Gospel Choir of the Year Competition 2018.

David Grant hosts the Gospel Choir of the Year Competition 2018, where five of the best amateur choirs compete to impress judges Gareth Malone, Karen Gibson and Shaun Escoffery.

David Grant hosts a highlight in the Songs of Praise calendar, the Gospel Choir of the Year Competition 2018. In the first of two programmes, five of the best amateur choirs in the country take to the stage at The Albert Hall Nottingham to sing in front of the judges, including award-winning choir director Gareth Malone, gospel choir leader Karen Gibson and actor and singer Shaun Escoffery. 

The competing choirs are IDMC from central London, Keele University Gospel Choir from Staffordshire, Shalom Chorale from east London, Spring Into Soul from Worthing and C3 Vocals from Cambridge. There is also a performance of Blinded By Your Grace by The Kingdom Choir, who performed at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Music:
Soon Ah Will be Done performed by Shalom Chorale 
Hosanna/The Anthem performed by Keele University Gospel Choir.
Sow in Tears performed by Spring Into Soul 
O Come to the Altar performed by C3 Vocals.
God Put a Rainbow performed by IDMC 
Blinded by Your Grace performed by The Kingdom Choir.

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