Gospel Philharmonic - Jazz à Vienne

Gospel is a hybrid of African sacred songs and Protestant hymns and it is one of the cornerstones of African American music. The brainchild of Pascal Horecka, Gospel Philharmonic Experience seeks both to celebrate the genius of this ancestral community art and to challenge all forms of conservatism by thrusting it body and soul into an improbable fusion with Western classical music. For this occasion, diva Kim Burrell will be accompanied by a small traditional gospel formation, a choir of twelve professional singers, a hundred-strong amateur choir and the Opéra de Lyon’s Orchestra. Ultimately, this explosive, universal and festive concert seeks to reveal the fundamentally universalist side of this vibrant source of Black music.