St. John's News

It will be a night to remember when Voices of Victory celebrates its 20th anniversary with a gala concert and dinner at Carnesecca Arena at St. John’s University on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. General admission is $40.00 and $20.00 for students and senior citizens.

The festivities will begin with a prayer service at St. Thomas More Church (on St. John’s Queens Campus) at 5:00 p.m. followed by a brief reception.  Attendees will continue the celebration at the concert featuring the current incarnation of Voices of Victory with guest appearances by alumni and an anniversary dinner in an elegantly transformed Carnesecca Arena.

St. John’s University Voices of Victory, under the musical direction of Nigel W. Gretton, was organized in 1988.  The choir serves as a uniting force in the university community through the ministry of gospel music.

Voices of Victory is the official gospel choir of St. John's University.  Composed of some of the most talented singers and instrumentalists at the university, Voices of Victory boasts an international membership from more than seven countries.  The choir enriches lives spiritually and culturally through uplifting, soulful music.

In addition to two major concerts and special events at St. John’s University, the 72-member choir shares the “good news” in churches, schools and concert halls throughout the New York metropolitan area. The choir has also given performances in the Nigeria, West Africa, Norway and the south-eastern United States. Voices of Victory has been featured in New York’s famed Carnegie Hall, Apollo Theater, HBO, NBC, FOX Network, Telecare – the Christian Network, and Warner Brothers Records.  One writer who reported on a Voices of Victory concert in Norway wrote, “…the singing was so sweet that even the rocks cried out!”

For tickets and further information, please call (718) 990-5400 or contact Nigel W. Gretton (718) 990-2972/ (516) 603-4977. He can also be reached via e-mail at grettonn@stjohns.edu.