GK Who Are We Brochure 2008.pub
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GK Who Are We Brochure 2008.pub
Who travels with the choir? Anyone can travel with the choir if you have your own means of transportation & it is not a television appearance. Chaperones travel with the choir, one per ten choir members. Chaperones are selected before the engagement. When are your Concerts? The GospelKnights concert is May 15, 2009 Who is in Charge? Carson Stapleton: Director/ Chairman Toi Lloyd: Planning Coordinator (914) 316-6352 Danielle Jones: GEMS GospelKnights/ Internet (914) 562-3008 Cookie Brandon: Parent Coordinator/ Security (914) 471-0966 Whitney Stapleton: Assist Program Director/ Choreographer (914) 316-1202 Leon Murphy: Security/ Report Cards (914) 646-9302 Nicole Bramucci: Faculty/ Advisor (914) 573-2546 What is the Program Schedule? The GEMS & MV GospelKnights programs run from Sept to May. How much is it to Join? Registration is $20.00+ the cost of the uniforms Do you have a Calendar? We post our schedule weekly to GospelChoirs.com and our My Space page. Church Affiliation? None. We are an after school program. GospelKnights Media Exposure? The GospelKnights have been on CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC, MY9 & Cable TV New York stations. We have been reviewed/ mentioned in the Journal News, Daily News, NY Times & Newsday, radio stations; WBLS, KISSFM & 1010 WINS. The GospelKnights have opened for gospel artists Tye Tribbet & the Williams Brothers as well as MTV’s Fatty Koo. The combined GEMS and MVHS GospelKnights sang before the 2007 Gospel Music Workshop of America’s Annual Board Meeting. Are you on the Internet? The GospelKnights parent website is GospelChoirs.com. We are also on MySpace, YouTube & FaceBook. You can reach us at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], If I Join, What Can I Do? Any member can be a student director, a soloist or even a musician. We invite you to join GK, one of the hottest gospel choir programs in the country! GospelKnights Bio The 2008 award winning GospelKnights includes two programs; the GEMS & the Mt Vernon GospelKnights [GK]. GK has sung for Terence J of BET’s 106 & Park @ MVHS. GEMS members have sung with artist NeYo @ the Ronald McDonald House in NYC & GK sang at the Hyatt Regency in Long Island for an Eli Lilly Corp Meeting. Under the direction of Program Director and founder Carson Stapleton, the GospelKnights are in their 20th year of service to the Mt. Vernon City School District. Whitney Stapleton is the GospelKnights Choir Director and Choreographer. When Did the Program Begin? The Program began in 1989 at Graham Elementary School in Mt. Vernon, NY. Mr. Stapleton [Graham’s PTA President] began the program to influence the school environment of his then 4 children and their friends. As they progressed through the system he started choir programs at each school they attended. By 2000, Mr. Stapleton was directing four school based choirs; the GEMS GospelKnights [Elementary School], the Franko/ Davis Teen Fellowship GospelKnights [Middle School], the MVHS GospelKnights [High School] and the Royal GospelKnights, a choir made up of over 30 parents & teachers. Each Choir competed in the McDonalds Gospelfest and the Pathmark Gospel Choir Competitions. Videographer & Founder of the Mt. Vernon GospelKnights. GEMS GospelKnights The GEMS began in 1989 as the Graham Elementary Magnet School Gospel Choir. In 2000 the program became the GEMS GospelKnights & was opened to all the students in the district. Who can join GEMS? Any student in the Mt. Vernon City School District can join the GEMS GospelKnights. Age Group - 2nd to 7th Grade Choir Rehearsal 2008-2009: Place: Thornton High School Time: 3PM to 5PM Day: Fridays GEMS meets in the auditorium. MV GospelKnights The MVHS GK began in 1997. Who can join GK? Any student in the Mt. Vernon City School District can join the MV GospelKnights. Age Group - 8th to 12th Grade MVHS Choir Rehearsal 2008-2009: Place: Thornton High School Time: 7PM to 9PM Day: Fridays GK rehearses in the Main Auditorium every Friday there is school. Please enter Thornton from the 6th Ave Entrance. We Are An Award Winning Program We are an award winning program that has successfully competed in the Black Music Caucus International School Gospel Choir Olympics, the McDonalds Gospelfest & the Pathmark Gospel Choir Competitions. GEMS GK is the only choir program to win all 13 awards in a division at one time! The GEMS GospelKnights The School Gospel Choir Olympics Elementary School Division 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 Most Outstanding Choir MVHS GospelKnights 2005 Pathmark Youth Division 2006 Pathmark Open Division GK is the only program to sweep both Pathmark divisions the same year! GEMS GospelKnights 2006 Pathmark Youth Division MVHS GospelKnights 2006 Pathmark Open Division Engagement Requests? School to School Engagements Transportation Costs, donation & Light Refreshments Churches (no door charge) Transportation Costs, Light Refreshments & a donation. For Other Events Contact Us! Do You Accept Donations? We solicit donations. The GospelChoirs of Mt. Vernon, Inc. is a Section 501[c][3] tax exempt organization since 2000. Thanks to Eli Goodzeit, Esq. who volunteered his services. We are not funded by the school district. Please make checks payable to the GospelChoirs of Mt. Vernon, Inc. Who is the Program Director? Carson Stapleton is the Program Director/ Keyboardist/ Song Writer/ Stage Manager/ Sound Technician/ Webmaster/ Carson Stapleton Program Director (914) 772-4762