PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Gospel Industry
Trailblazer Phillip Carter & His SOV Ministries, Inc. Drop Two Projects, Christmas with Phillip Carter & SOV and
Brandon J. Felder Presents The Largo High
School Choir “Rejoice: A Celebration of Music”
Upcoming Appearances
Include The Word Network & The Kennedy Center
(Washington, DC) – November 6, 2017 – Gospel
music is the most soul-stirring music created and SOV Ministries and its
founder, genre trailblazer and label owner, Phillip Carter, are providing two
projects just for the choir music lover. The holidays are just around the
corner and so are the sounds of the season. Carter provides something melodic
to ring in the holidays with a brand new Christmas project entitled Christmas with Phillip Carter & SOV.
Created with the choir director in mind, Carter provides new sacred music for Christmas.
In addition to the seasonal release, he is also releasing another CD entitled Brandon J. Felder Presents The Largo High
School Choir: Rejoice: A Celebration of Music. Delivering Christmas
favorites along with great Gospel music for every season, the CD showcases the award-winning
choir from Prince George’s County, Maryland, under the direction of Brandon J.
Felder. Both releases are currently available on digital music outlets.
Christmas with Phillip Carter & SOV is a 14-track project featuring songs like
“Christmas Is A Special Time of Year”, “The Angels Sing Hallelujah” and “El
Shaddai”. Carter says he wanted to record the project to introduce new sounds
during a very familiar season. He says, “The new CD is full of Christmas music
that churches can sing for their Christmas cantatas and other holiday programs.
I specifically targeted this release to choir directors and church musicians
looking for Christmas music to bring to their congregations. In addition to
familiar songs, there are a few that I wrote and Gospel Artist and Songwriter Kendall
King’s song, ‘Holy God’ is included as well. There is also one instrumental track
called ‘Christmas In The Summertime’ featuring saxophonist, Phil French”.
Many will
recognize tracks like “O Come Let Us Adore Him” and “Hark The Herald Angels
Sing”, but Carter added a splash of “churchiness” to every tune. Songs like “Christ
Was Born This Way”, which features a chorus of Richard Smallwood’s classic,
“Total Praise”, “and “We Will Glorify”, are fresh additions to the Christmas
repertoire. “And The Glory”, pulled from Handel’s Messiah, receives a makeover and
“Merry Christmas” takes us to the islands to celebrate with its reggae flavor. Those
who love uplifting Christmas tunes will find that Christmas with Phillip Carter & SOV is the perfect addition to
the holiday collection. The project can be purchased from iTunes, Amazon and other online distributors. Fans of Carter and his
ensemble SOV can experience the songs live on The Word Network on Friday, November
17, 2017 on Greg Davis Live at 1PM.
SOV Ministries, Inc. has been busy this
year. In addition to Christmas with
Phillip Carter & SOV, they just released a second project, Brandon J. Felder
Presents The Largo High School Choir:
Rejoice: A Celebration of Music. The
15-track collection spans of the gamut of genres including classical,
inspirational, Gospel, Jazz and others. Cuts like the uplifting title tune, “Rejoice”,
“A Child Is Born” and “The Christmas Medley” feature songs celebrating the
birth of the Savior, but other tracks can be enjoyed year-round. Gospel fans
will like “Bless the Name of Jesus”, “Jesus Be Exalted” and “Receive Our
Praise”. The project is available digitally on iTunes, Amazon and other music outlets. A portion of the proceeds will fund the
music program at Largo High School. Physical copies of the project are
available for purchase at the school. The project’s official CD release will
take place at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in Washington, DC, on
Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 6PM. The event is free and will feature current
students and alumni of the Largo High School Choir.
The project’s
visionary, Brandon J. Felder, is a native of Buffalo, NY, and learned the piano
at the age of 6. He honed his skills as a classical pianist and graduated Magna
Cum Laude from Howard University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education with
Piano Emphasis. He also obtained a Masters of Music Degree with Emphasis in
Jazz Studies from University of Maryland. The Associate Minister of Music at
Reid AME Church North located in Silver Spring, MD, took on the role of Director
of Choral Activities and Piano Studies at Largo High School in Largo, MD, filling
the role that the renowned Jeremiah Murphy had for 24 years prior to retiring. The
celebrated Largo High School Choir has performed at prominent events and venues
in the Washington, DC area including the Howard Theater, The John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts, The National Cathedral, the University of
Maryland Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and The National Christmas Tree
Lighting Ceremony. They also were named a GRAMMY® Signature School Enterprise
Award Semifinalist.
Phillip Carter, the
producer and executive producer of Brandon
J. Felder Presents The Largo High
School Choir: Rejoice: A Celebration of Music, is known as the co-founder
of the Independent Gospel Artists Alliance Conference, now in its 7th
year. Recognized as the premiere conference for indie artists in Gospel Music,
he launched the annual event with co-founder and fellow Gospel Artist Earl
Bynum. Carter got his start in the Gospel music industry penning songs for the
Gospel Music Workshop of America Mass Choir and Men’s Choir. Since that time,
he’s seen two of his projects hit the top of the Billboard Gospel Albums Charts
and the Billboard Top Christian Charts, Maranatha Music’s Top 25 Gospel Praise
Songs and the DMV Top 25 Gospel Classics. He is the President of the GMWA DMV
Alliance (formerly known as the Gospel Announcers Guild) and is the organizer
of events such as Bring Back The Choir and the Musicians & Singers
Fellowship. He was just tapped as the Director of Music of the DC Baptist
Ministers Conference & Vicinity. He has toured internationally in Denmark
and Poland and through his record label, he’s produced several projects for his
group and other artists. Connect with Phillip Carter on Facebook,
Twitter
and Instagram. Also, connect with Brandon J. Felder on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well.
Christmas with Phillip Carter & SOV CD
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Brandon J. Felder Presents The Largo High
School Choir: Rejoice: A Celebration of Music CD Cover Art: http://www.tehillahpr.com/PhillipCarter/BrandonJFelderLargoHS.jpg
Publicity:
Andrea R. Williams
Tehillah
Enterprises, LLC
240.222.3022
