El Económico – Barcelona Gospel Messengers opens the program of Sagunt in Excelsis at the Teatro de Begoña

With the work Classical and Modern Gospel, the Barcelona Gospel Messengers choir will kick off the 2023 program of the Sagunt in Excelsis sacred music cycle. The Begoña Theater in Puerto de Sagunto will be the scene of the performance, on Saturday, March 25 at 8:00 p.m. The performance will be directed by Ramón Escalé, pianist and composer, and one of the pioneers in the proliferation of gospel music since its beginnings in Catalonia at the beginning of the century.

Those who attend the Begoña Theater next Saturday will enjoy a very expressive show. Barcelona Gospel Messengers stands out for its youth and for the intense musical training of all its members. In total, they make up a choir of around twenty soloists who have performed throughout Catalonia since it was founded in 2008. Some of the most illustrious venues where they have performed are the Oval Hall of the MNAC, the Barcelona Auditorium, the Palau de la Música Catalana or the Greek Theater of Montjuic.

Barcelona Gospel Messengers will perform some of the great hits of the mythical Motown label: Feeling good y I wish I knewby Nina Simone; Something got a hold on meEtta James; Now that we found love y Papa was a Rolling Stonede The Temptations; Brick house y Easyof the Commodores; Living for the cityde Stevie Wonder; All night longby Lionel Richie; Feel like making loveby Roberta Flack; Best of my lovede The Emotions; Can’t get enough for your love, babyde Barry White; Lovely dayde Bill Withers; Say a little prayerby Lianne La Havas; What’s going on. Marvin Gayede The Weight; The staple singers & people get readyde The Blind Boys of Alabama; Celebrationde Kool & the Gang; y ABCde The Jackson 5.