Open Rehearsals
Wednesdays at 6 PM
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 director, Gabrielle Pinkney ’24.
Upcoming Events

Historically Black Church Opening Service
Hendricks Chapel
Family Weekend Concert
Follow the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble on Instagram @bcceatsu.
To learn more, contact thebcce@gmail.com.
Gabrielle Pinkney ’24
Director, Black Celestial Choral Ensemble
gpinkney@syr.edu
Marsha C. Senior
Advisor, Black Celestial Choral Ensemble
msenior@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.