Joyful Voices of Inspiration
Bringing great black gospel music to
Metro Boston, Massachusetts, and the world for 25 years!
“There is potential in gospel music to touch and unite across barriers of race and class. Who knows; perhaps gospel music is the much-sought link that can unite the people of this nation across barriers of race and color, class and creed.” Derrick Bell
Welcome to our 26th Season!
To cap off our 25th year as a choir, we toured Portugal this summer, seeing the sights, enjoying time with old and new friends and singing for audiences in Lisbon and Porto! Now we begin our 26th season as a choir, under the continued direction of the incomporable Donnell Patterson! We're looking forward learning new music, revisiting old favorites, and continuing to share the joy of gospel music with others. If you'd like to bring our choir to your organization, see below under Book the Choir.
About Joining the Choir
The choir is now about as big as we want to get and we usually only bring in new singers as result of attrition.
If you are interested in being considered for the potential to join, use the Contact Us section below. As we begin our new season in the fall of 2024, we will re-assess our need for new singers and if we are looking for singers in a particular voice part we will respond and provide more information at that time. Please note that as a traveling choir, travel is expected of any potential new singers. Thank you!
Our Director
CAN IT BE TRUE?? Donnell Patterson, our Music Director, is starting his TWELFTH season with JVOI. Always amazing to work with, Donnell is one of Boston’s premiere gospel choir directors, and we are blessed to have him.
Our Mission
Gospel music is both a powerful inspirational medium and a uniquely American art form. The choir’s mission as a traveling choir is to share their inspiring gospel music with others and, in doing so, promote the appreciation of gospel music through education about the history and development of the music.
As a traveling choir, JVOI goes on singing tours most every summer. The choir has toured domestically throughout New England, as well as New Orleans and Puerto Rico. Internationally, JVOI has visited Italy a few times, France, Ireland, Holland, Brazil, Costa Rica, Uraguay, Argentina, Barcelona Spain, Germany, Greece, and Portugal!!
Joyful Voices of Inspiration frequently donates their services at civic and fund raising events throughout the Greater Boston area.
Book the Choir
Joyful Voices of Inspiration loves to perform! From church services, to fund raising concerts, weddings and funerals, gospel festivals, and programs for the elderly or the infirm, Joyful Voices is available for performances of many kinds.
To learn more about having Joyful Voices perform, please contact Mr. Norris Welch, Joyful Voices’ Vice President of Operations, at (617) 921-1885 or e-mail us at info@joyfulvoices.org regarding fees and availability.
Joyful Voices are typically available to perform September through June.
Contact Us
PO Box 6318
Lincoln MA 01773-6318
For Booking Information: 617-361-9717