A standing ovation at Carnegie Hall
The Turtle Creek Chorale performance at Carnegie Hall on July 9, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Suzanne Taffet) Wowing a New York audience isn’t easy but when the Turtle Creek Chorale performed to a packed house at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, July 9, they received standing ovations throughout the show.
Artistic director Sean Baugh assured the audience he wasn’t a bit nervous while reminding himself that Carnegie Hall is “just another room,” but the chorale, along with about 30 members of the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus came through with a stellar performance.
Four numbers opened the show featuring a variety of Black voices from the Chorale and Choir including the TCC staple “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The four soloists — Gregory Perry Jr., Brian Dixon, Rickey Douglas and David Burney — set the right tone that this was going to be something special.
Then Denise Lee’s “The Journey Isn’t Over,” had the audience up on its feet again. Baugh joked with the audience that Lee belongs to Dallas.
