Presentation: Origins, History, and Contemporary Music of  Spirituals and Gospel Music

Sheryl Reneé Counter, Presenter

UUCD Sanctuary
Our hymnals are filled with African-American Spirituals and Gospels.  Learn where this wonderful music came from, as we work the “8th Principle.”

Sheryl Reneé Counter is a Sacramento-based singer who has performed with many Symphonies and Opera Companies in the Sacramento and Bay Areas.  She is on staff with St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church music program, and is affiliated with: American Choral Directors Association, National Association with Negro Musicians, and Friends of Negro Spirituals.