Philly HBCU Week: Choirs shine at gospel event

The week-long HBCU celebrations rolling on tonight with a choir competition in West Philadelphia. Singers from colleges and community choirs across the city putting on a show like none other. Here's our Dawn Timoney. The City School taking to the stage first at Church of Christian Compassion in West Philadelphia for the One Philly Collegiate and Community Choir competition. The middle and high school students wowing the audience with their incredible performance. Nima Rae Davidson says she was a touch nervous but quickly got into it. It was really nice to perform in like in front of a large crowd of people. It made me feel pride and proud because like I felt that I was doing a really good job and I was like yay people are enjoying it. college choirs from all over the city as well as community choirs also participating in the friendly competition a high energy choral showcase we caught up with Timothy Wharton a senior at Lincoln University right after the gospel choir's phenomenal performance the energy was amazing i just enjoyed singing i'm just so glad to be inside of this room i'm still high off the spirit i feel amazing right now. Lincoln Gospel Choir Director Dane Baker says he was glad to be able to share the gift of their beautiful voices. This is what we do every Sunday in our University Chapel, and the choir's been around for 50 plus years, so you're seeing the legacy of the Gospel Choir. Temple Gospel Ministries with an electrifying performance as the evening celebrated the extraordinary power of gospel music. Even though they're competing against one another, but we do it in love you know it's about showing our gifts and our talents but yet giving God the glory at the same time gospel music reminds us of the extraordinary power of the human voice the power to encourage the power to inspire the power to heal and the power to bring people together and tonight it did just that Mayor Cherelle Parker joining in the celebration as the choir members uplifted and united those enjoying every note. It was also about encouraging education and academics and going after scholarships. We want to highlight the importance of college and what it means or could be for our young people and sort of focus them in that direction. HBCU One Philly wraps up this Friday and Saturday with HBCU college football matchups both nights at Lincoln Financial Field. But it's still chock full of other events in between, including a college fair and a job fair. Dawn Timoney, Fox 29 News.