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- Choir Director and Founder: Carol Cymbala
- Genre: Gospel
- Origin: Brooklyn, NY
- Active: 1981 - present
- Albums: 26
- Labels: Word Records, Warner Alliance Records, Myrrh Records
- Awards: 6 Grammy Awards
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The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir is a Grammy Award-winning gospel choir based out of Brooklyn, New York.
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Career
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir originally started with nine people upon its establishment in 1973. Between the release of their first album, Giving Him Thanks in 1981 and their 2008 release, I'll Say Yes, participation grew to 285.The Choir's popularity has extended to various places across the globe, performing in various New York City venues to singing in Korea and Japan.
Their live albums are perhaps their most notable recordings, with two of them--2000's God Is Working: Live and 2003's Live... This Is Your House--reaching the #1 spot on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.
The choir was founded and still directed by Carol Cymbala, wife of the Brooklyn Tabernacle's senior pastor, Jim Cymbala.
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Notable Recordings
- 1998: Songs From The Altar
- 2000: God Is Working: Live
- 2001: Light Of The World
- 2002: Be Glad
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Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir Questions
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Who is rooming with who now?? R/W: Brooklyn. 1 AnswerI am not sure who is specifically rooming with who in the show, but you can find episode summaries here http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/real_world_brooklyn/episode... read more -
what is the difference between glee club and a choir? 1 AnswerWhen I was in high school many years ago, the glee club was all girls and the choir was mixed. read more
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