text: Gospel for Teens has been recently featured by:
  Gospel for Teens Part 1
  Gospel for Teens Part 2
  West Harlem Development Foundation
  The Freshmen, Advanced and Performing Before Live Audience classes share the stage in a fall benefit concert filmed live at the Dempsey Theater in Harlem.
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  RECORDED LIVE AT THE DEMPSEY THEATER
  Celebrating Gospel for Teens' 10 Year Anniversary!
  Executive Music Director: Knoelle Higginson, Music Master: Greg Kelly, Music Instructor: Chris Dilley, Quartet Director: Eli Reed, Girls Ensemble Director: Elana King, Assistant Teachers: Kaylah Harvey and Thomas Gatling, Keyboard: Vincent Bohanan And Greg Kelly and Drums: David McKoy.
  "We mean to lift up the youth through history and gospel music!"
  MAMA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
  It's easy to donate online and any amount is appreciated. Mama Foundation for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
  Marlon Gordon, Gospel for Teens student, currently performing in We Are!. Photo credit: Carol Rosegg.
  The staff has been great and my experience here is helping to prepare me to achieve future goals.
  — KYLE, BROOKLYN, NY
  This is an exciting experience, bringing me healing and power."
  — JOCILYN, HACKENSACK, NJ
  This is one of the best things that has happened to me."
  — DANA THOMAS, HARLEM, NY
  Gospel for Teens has become a huge part of my life. I love being here. I feel like the more I'm here, the closer I become to everyone—it feels like family."
  —TAYLOR, HARLEM, NY
  Gospel for Teens at Grant's Tomb in Harlem in 2007. Photo credit: G. N. Miller.
  In 2006, legendary writer and producer Vy Higginsen and gospel legend Dr. Emily "Cissy" Houston, joined forces to teach aspiring teenagers about the importance of gospel music as an art form.
  Gospel for Teens is an award winning program of The Mama Foundation for the Arts and Vy Higginsen's School of Gospel, Jazz and R&B Arts. It has grown to be a highly respected and influential source of education and self-development for youth.
  Under the direction of the Foundation's seasoned music masters, the Gospel for Teens Choir has performed at prestigious venues and special events across America including the Congressional Black Caucus, The Stellar Awards, Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network Convention, New York Fashion Week, Yankee Stadium, and Lincoln Center.
  GOSPEL FOR TEENS SCHOLARSHIP CLASSES
  Each semester, between 50 and 75 participants are selected through an audition process to learn music history and vocal techniques in classes held at the Foundation's renovated Harlem brownstone. Students are encouraged to discover their personal artistic talent and expressions while building self-confidence on and off stage.
  The Gospel for Teens Choir was created to pass the music from this generation to the next. The members serve as ambassadors of gospel music, uniting people of every race, nationality, religious, or spiritual background with a universal message that we are more alike than we are different.
  Members of the Gospel for Teens Choir took the grand prize in the open division at The Pathmark Gospel Choir Competition of Harlem, held at The Apollo Theater in February, 2011.
  Gospel for Teens in performance in 2011. Photo credit: Jasmine Williams
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