Kersten Stevens Visits the Gospel Announcers Guild at GMWA

Yale graduate Kersten Stevens, someone you have met before on The Black Gospel Blog, paid a visit to the Gospel Announcers Guild during the Gospel Music Workshop of America in Orlando, Florida last month.

Stevens charmed the Guild members right out of their seats with her gospelized instrumental arrangement of “Holy, Holy, Holy.” Her electric violin literally sang the song, with enough beautiful trills, runs and grace notes to put Smokie Norful to shame.

Imagine if jazz master Jean-Luc Ponty’s violin were suddenly possessed by the spirit of Marion Williams, and you have some sense of what Stevens can do.

The announcers, artists, print media folks, and record company reps present were in awe of Stevens’ virtuoso dexterity, and gave her performance a grateful reception. It was a very pleasant change of pace.

Special thanks to Kersten for sharing her talent with the Guild and for using her violin to voice sacred music. She is an intelligent, musically gifted, beautiful, and poised professional. The world is her oyster.