Gospel Celebration 2011
Featuring the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
Founded and directed by Trevor W. Payne, C. M.
The Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir, under the direction of
Prof. Trevor W. Payne, has in the past decade evolved into what is now considered to be one of the world's finest choirs.
It was in 1982 that Prof. Trevor W. Payne, a native of Barbados, started, with Daisy Peterson Sweeney (sister of Oscar Peterson), what is now the MJGC. It was to be a one-time event: the choir was to perform as part of the 75
th Anniversary of Union United Church in Montreal. The concert featured guests
Oliver Jones,
Ranee Lee and
Charlie Biddle. The concert was a smash, and the group, needless to say, hasn't stopped singing!
On May 22, 1996, Prof. Payne was invested into the
Order of Canada by his Excellency the Governor General of Canada, Romeo Leblanc.
