Lift Every Voice: Expecting the Most and Getting the Best From All of God's Children

by Walter Turnbull

The founder of the Boys Choir of Harlem recounts how he formed his Grammy Award-winning group through teaching the importance of discipline and demanding the best of his charges, lessons he learned through his own impoverished Mississippi childhood.

Genres: Music

256 pages, Hardcover

First published November 23, 1995

Reviews

[Andrew]

a personal account of the foundation and development of the boys choir of harlem...great personal takes on being an educator in nyc...really helped me to start the new school year

[Armilie Mae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ironic how something as festered with technical-historical facts as this one can be so utterly moving and inspiring. I never skip-read on this one; every word is a pinch to the heart.