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The University of North Alabama Archives and Special Collections, Diorama, 1981, pg. 147, Collier Library.
Description
Depiction of the Ascending Voices music group derived from the 1981 Diorama.
Front Row: Sybil Hogan, Yvonne Canty, Latina Davis, Aleshia Fancher, Nettie Woods, Lana Davis, Vanessa McVay, Annetta Northington, Janet Goodloe, Wanda Stanley, Marketha Pickett. Row 2: Deborah Smith, Renetta Bailey, Brenda Collier, Yvonne Jones, Cassandra Lee, Lizze Parham, Jackie Ray Hawthorne, Lula Bea Jackson. Row 3: Carnette Robinson, Beverly Carol Eggleston, Glenda Jean Baker, Angela Horrison, Michael Mullins, Eva Watkins, Nettie Carson. Row 4: Ronald Douglass Burns, Gerald Stanley, Vicki Denise Kirkman, Cynthia Nadine Griffith, Willie Hawkins, Dwight Winston.
The 1981 academic year was the Ascending Voices first year as a student organization, as the Diorama explains:
"A new musical group on campus is the Ascending Voices which was organized last spring. Under the direction of UNA student Dwight Winston, the 45-member group has performed gospel music throughout the Shoals area.
The first concert of the season was at First Baptist Church in Tuscumbia, where The Voices received a standing ovation. Other concerts have been performed at Wesley Foundation and Norton Auditorium. After the first two concerts, the group's performing calendar quickly filled so that they were booked for the season.
Angela Horrison, one of the choir members, explained the significance of the revival of spiritual music. 'Black gospel music is not only a part of Black heritage. It originated basically in America so it is an American tradition.'"
Date Created
4-29-2026
Date
1981
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Keywords
Ascending Voices, choir, gospel music, vocal performance
