August Auditions
To confirm interest, please fill out the form below. Auditions for new volunteer singers will now be held Tuesdays, August 4 & 11, 2026 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 342 Meeting Street, downtown Charleston.
Volunteers are asked to prepare a solo of their choosing and vocalize in a choral setting.
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Lucille Simmons Whipper Tribute Concert
Concert presented as part of Piccolo Spoleto 2026
Ms. Lucille Simmons Whipper, a graduate of Avery Institute once denied entry to the College of Charleston, became the first Black human resources director at the College and helped to integrate The Avery Institute into the College of Charleston. She went on to become the first Black woman to serve in the state legislature.
Additional security screening will be in-place for this event. There is not a clear bag policy in place, but attendees should avoid wearing large backpacks and larger purses.
Spring 2026 Auditions 1/13
To confirm interest, please fill out the form below. Auditions for new volunteer singers will now be held Tuesdays, January 6 & 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 342 Meeting Street, downtown Charleston.
Volunteers are asked to prepare a solo of their choosing and vocalize in a choral setting.
SIGN UP FOR SPRING 2026 AUDITIONS
Spring 2026 Auditions 1/6
To confirm interest, please fill out the form below. Auditions for new volunteer singers will now be held Tuesdays, January 6 & 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 342 Meeting Street, downtown Charleston.
Volunteers are asked to prepare a solo of their choosing and vocalize in a choral setting.
SIGN UP FOR SPRING 2026 AUDITIONS
August 12th Auditions
To confirm interest, please fill out the form below. Auditions for new volunteer singers will now be held Tuesdays, August 5 & 12, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 342 Meeting Street, downtown Charleston.
Volunteers are asked to prepare a solo of their choosing and vocalize in a choral setting.
SIGN UP FOR 2025-2026 AUDITIONS
August 5th Auditions
To confirm interest, please fill out the form below. Auditions for new volunteer singers will now be held Tuesdays, August 5 & 12, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 342 Meeting Street, downtown Charleston.
Volunteers are asked to prepare a solo of their choosing and vocalize in a choral setting.
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Sgt. Isaac Woodard Tribute Concert
Concert presented as part of Piccolo Spoleto 2025
Sgt. Isaac Woodard was an African-American World War II veteran whose 1946 beating and maiming, hours after being discharged from the U.S. Army, sparked national outrage and galvanized the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The impact of Woodard's legacy is detailed in the 2019 book, Unexampled Courage by Richard Gergel who will narrate the evening.
Additional security screening will be in-place for this event. There is not a clear bag policy in place, but attendees should avoid wearing large backpacks and larger purses.
Spring Auditions
Charleston Gospel Choir will hold auditions for the Spring 2025 concert season on January 7 and 21, 2025 from 6:00 - 7:30PM. To confirm interest, please fill out the form below and let us know which date you would like to attend. Volunteers are asked to prepare a solo of their choosing and vocalize in a choral setting.
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Gospel Christmas
26TH ANNUAL GOSPEL CHRISTMAS
TICKETS: $16.50 - $38.50 including fees
Ramón Bryant Braxton, Guest Conductor
Ayanna Freelon-Coleman, Soprano
Auditions
To confirm interest, please fill out the form below. As a result of Tropical Storm Debby and its ongoing impact, the Charleston Gospel Choir has rescheduled its August auditions to early September.
Auditions for new volunteer singers will now be held Tuesdays, September 3 & 10, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 342 Meeting Street, downtown Charleston.
Volunteers are asked to prepare a solo of their choosing and vocalize in a choral setting.
SIGN UP FOR 2024-2025 AUDITIONS
Aretha Franklin Tribute Concert
Charleston Gospel Choir presents a Tribute to the Queen of Soul & Gospel: Aretha Franklin Concert as part of Piccolo Spoleto 2024
$13.50 - $27.50 including fees
Auditions
To confirm interest, please fill out the form below. Volunteers are asked to prepare a solo of their choosing and vocalize in a choral setting.
SIGN UP FOR SPRING AUDITIONS
Black History Month Commemoration Concert at Volvo
Volvo Cars commemorates Black History Month with the Charleston Gospel Choir at South Carolina manufacturing plant
A Twenty-Five Year Retrospective
Charleston Gospel Choir presents a musical retrospective chronicling the choir’s two-decades of international performances. Selections will span classic gospel to toe-tapping contemporary works by Grammy Award-winner Aretha Franklin’s How I Got Over, along with gems like Order My Steps in Your Words and Donny Hathaway’s To Be Young, Gifted and Black.
TICKETS: $25 Adults/ $12 Students
Auditions
2022-2023 Season Auditions
Come prepared to sing a solo of your own choosing and to vocalize in a choral setting.
For more information: call 843.991.1035
An Evening Honoring the Legacy of Denmark Vesey, 1767-1822
The Charleston Gospel Choir and Second Presbyterian Church will honor the legacy of Denmark Vesey with a special event, free and open to the public.
The evening will pay homage to the extraordinary 200-year legacy and life of Denmark Vesey, a self-educated Black man who planned the most extensive slave rebellion in U.S. history in Charleston, 1822.
The Charleston Gospel Choir will perform moving spirituals and gospel standards including Lawd, How Come Me Heah, Heaven Help Us All, and To Be Young Gifted and Black.
Dr. Jason A. Dungee, Guest Conductor
Jennifer D. Ancrum, Associate Conductor
