Yesterday morning there was an especially wonderful Sunday service at COLONIAL BAPTIST CHURCH...just l/2 mile from our home; there was an oboe solo, a guest tenor (from the Met) -solo, a choir presentation, a marvelous sermon by our own Dr James A.
Adams, and ending the service a duet by tenor and baritone.
Our choir sang BOW THE KNEE.
Adams, and ending the service a duet by tenor and baritone.
Our choir sang BOW THE KNEE.
Our choir director, STEPHEN LEN WHITE is amazing!! Here he is with his beautiful wife, Debbie.
Stephen Len White was born and raised in Memphis and graduated from Trezevant High School and Memphis State University with a Bachelor of Music (Opera Performance). He then studied in Graz,Austria and Venice, Italy. Steve's God-given voice has been heard internationally on many operatic and musical theatre stages, most notably as an original member of the third national tour of the Phantom of the Opera for six years, and then as an original company member of the Antwerp, Belgium company of Phantom.
He has sung major roles in La Boheme, La Traviata, I Pagliacci and Il Barbiere di Siviglia, appearing with companies as diverse as the New York Grand Opera, the Bronx Opera, Opera Ascona, Opera Memphis and the Auckland Opera.
White has played lead roles in The Music Man,Carousel,Camelot in addition to Phantom of the Opera. He created the role of Gandalf in Der Herr der Ringe in Berlin.
His symphonic experience includes the Milwaukee Symphony, the Memphis Symphony and the Haifa Symphony in Israel, singing under the baton of Maestros Zubin Mehta, James Conlon and Vincent La Selva. His film and television credits include Final Chapter Walking Tall, For Love of the Game, 21 Grams, The Upright Citizens Brigade, and Law and Order
******All of that is for naught without a relationship with the Lord, Steve says, and he feels the most important day in his life was May 10, 1967, when shortly after his brother graduated from seminary at Baptist Bible College, Steve came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. ******
He has sung major roles in La Boheme, La Traviata, I Pagliacci and Il Barbiere di Siviglia, appearing with companies as diverse as the New York Grand Opera, the Bronx Opera, Opera Ascona, Opera Memphis and the Auckland Opera.
White has played lead roles in The Music Man,Carousel,Camelot in addition to Phantom of the Opera. He created the role of Gandalf in Der Herr der Ringe in Berlin.
His symphonic experience includes the Milwaukee Symphony, the Memphis Symphony and the Haifa Symphony in Israel, singing under the baton of Maestros Zubin Mehta, James Conlon and Vincent La Selva. His film and television credits include Final Chapter Walking Tall, For Love of the Game, 21 Grams, The Upright Citizens Brigade, and Law and Order
******All of that is for naught without a relationship with the Lord, Steve says, and he feels the most important day in his life was May 10, 1967, when shortly after his brother graduated from seminary at Baptist Bible College, Steve came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. ******
His resume is so impressive. But I assure you he can sing ANY KIND of song so beautifully.
Now for the first time he has become a choir director; and we can hardly believe this great blessing to us!!! Us!!!!
June 30, our choir (COLONIAL BAPTIST CHURCH,
memphis, Quince at Colonial,)
will present CELEBRATE AMERICA...at 10:30 am. If you come, speak to me afterwards...I would be so excited if you are there.
Just sayin' with love, annie
Now for the first time he has become a choir director; and we can hardly believe this great blessing to us!!! Us!!!!
June 30, our choir (COLONIAL BAPTIST CHURCH,
memphis, Quince at Colonial,)
will present CELEBRATE AMERICA...at 10:30 am. If you come, speak to me afterwards...I would be so excited if you are there.
Just sayin' with love, annie
