Open Rehearsals
Wednesdays
5:30-6:30 PM
Hendricks Chapel
Join Us!
Would you like to join the choir?! Please join us for an Open Rehearsal on any Wednesday at 6 PM. You can sit and watch, join in if you’d like, and meet the student director. BCCE welcomes all SU and SUNY-ESF students to participate.
Follow the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble on Instagram @bcceatsu.
To learn more, contact thebcce@gmail.com.
Taliyah Patton
Student President, Black Celestial Choral Ensemble
tnpatton@syr.edu
Samuel Mincey ’27
Student Director, Black Celestial Choral Ensemble
scmincey@syr.edu
Nichole Henry
Advisor, Black Celestial Choral Ensemble
nkhenry@syr.edu
Pastor Daren C. Jaime
Advisor, Black Celestial Choral Ensemble
dcjaime@syr.edu
History
Founded in 1977 by Rev. Dr. Seretta C. McKnight to provide a spiritual home for Black students at Syracuse University, the BCCE ministers through Gospel music that fosters and supports academic excellence at a university welcoming to all. Supported by The Alumni Group (TAG) of the BCCE, the choir has performed at numerous venues throughout North America.
