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Southside Baptist Christian School

Secondary Ensemble

The Southside Baptist Christian School Choral Ensemble is made up of students in grades 6 through 12. Over the last eleven years, the ensemble has taken part in the King's Dominion Choral Festival ,where the Mixed Ensemble received a rating of Excellent and the Treble Ensemble received a rating of Superior for their performances, as well as Chesterfield Towne Center, Stony Point Fashion Park and Short Pump Towne Center for special Christmas performances.

In February of 2005, the SBCS Choral Ensemble was invited to be the feature choir for the Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond's Annual Brotherhood/Sisterhood Youth Awards Program.

In addition to their holiday performances, the ensemble has performed "The Voices of Our Heroes" Black History Month program in various Richmond Public Schools and The Children's Museum of Richmond.

Rev. Reginald Stinson with Mrs. Daphne Reed

Inner-Faith Awards Ceremony Performance

Under the direction of Rev. Reginald Stinson and assisted by accompanist Sonjia Upshaw, ensemble members are reminded that their musical talent is to be used to the glory of God and thus far, God has truly blessed through their ministering in song.

SBCS Ensemble Christmas 2007

Arboretum Business Park

Building 300

The Voices of Our Heroes

Each year, the SBCS Secondary Ensemble presents a musical tribute to The Voices of our Heroes in honor of Black History Month. This hour long performance in conjunction with our "Living the Legacy" gala includes dramatic monologues, historical information on great African-Americans past and present and soul-stirring negro spirituals.

If you are interested in having the group as a part of your Black History Month Celebration,

please contact Sonjia Upshaw @ 1-804-745-8699.

Our Deepest Fear

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't

feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine, as children do.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously

give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated

from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

- Marianne Williamson, excerpt from "A Return to Love"

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