Athens Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on May 24.
Athens’ storied gospel choir, Voices of Truth, will perform at the Athens-Clarke County Library Sunday, June 5, at 3:00 p.m.
This free concert will take place in person at the Athens-Clarke County Library in the Appleton Auditorium.
Voices of Truth has been an Athens fixture for over 40 years. They have been based out of several locations through the years, including First A.M.E., Hill First Baptist Church, Timothy Baptist Church, and others. The choir was begun in 1979 by James R. Smith, who remains its director to this day. Smith was born and raised in Athens during the Jim Crow era and was a student at the Tuskegee Institute during the civil rights movement. He then moved back to Athens, where he eventually founded Athens Voices of Truth. They have performed contemporary gospel, traditional hymns, spirituals, and beautiful anthems across the Southeast. Athens Voices of Truth differs from a typical gospel choir in that they sing anthems, spirituals, and hymns, along with both traditional and contemporary gospel music. The choir also includes members from multiple denominations, a rarity among church-based singing groups. The Live @ The Library concert series is sponsored by the Friends of the Athens-Clarke County Library. For more information, please call 706-613-3650. The Athens-Clarke County Library is located at 2025 Baxter Street, Athens.
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