Gospel rings out around the Royal Albert Hall

By Penny Homer, 20 July 2016

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 19 July 2016

Israel J. Allen, singer

Tehila Daniel , singer

Dawn Thomas Wallace , singer

YolanDa Brown , saxophone

Niji Adeleye , keyboards/MD

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Penny Homer

Penny Homer graduated from the University of Nottingham with a Bachelor of Music degree in 2003, where she was also a choral scholar at St Barnabas Cathedral. She is keenly interested in arts and education, and her work across both includes stints at Akademi South Asian Dance UK and Benslow Music Trust. Additionally she worked for Edition Peters in their sales department before joining the Association of British Choral Directors as their Training Manager. Penny currently sings at Eton Lower Chapel, St Andrews Fulham Fields, Wimbledon Choral Society, Londinium and Vocal Constructivists, and continues her vocal studies with Ian Kennedy.

Prom 6: Gospel rings out around the Royal Albert Hall