Amherst College Gospel Choir was founded in the mid-90s after the inception of the Hermenia T. Gardner Bi-Semester Worship Service, to act as a musical accompaniment to the Worship Service and to also introduce the gospel music genre to Amherst College.
This year our group nearly doubled in membership. The service that we provide to Amherst College is one that truly encourages the spirit of diversity. Every special guest and alumnus who has seen one of our performances has commented on the great diversity of culture our music as inspired to develop. Not only are our group and audience diverse in culture but made up of Christians and non-Christians, current students and alumni, along with residents of the town of Amherst and other parts of the Pioneer Valley.