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The Celebration Concerts, has brought many gospel, jazz, broadway stars, and rhythm and blues greats to the campus, and community such as Gerald Albright, Kirk Carr, Lawrence Matthews and Friends, the Young Inspiration Gospel Choir, Helen Stephens and the Lighthouse Singers, Eddie Baltrip and the Voices of Fulfillment, Melanie Daniel (vocal coach for Mariah Carey), Kirk Whalum "Mr. Gospel According to Jazz", Billy Porter (New York Broadway Star and Soundtrack Artist for Bete Midlers First Wives Club ), James Iglehart (New York Broadway Star from Alladin), the late Reverend Daryl Coley, Norman Hutchins, Howard Hewett, Paul Jackson Jr., Micah Stampley, Kenny Lattimore, LaToya London, Chris Walker, Lawrence Beamen, Kathy Taylor Brown, Anita Wilson, and most recently Keisha Renee from the TV show entitled The Voice. During the Fall Semester of 2013, the choir performed for Dr. Vincent Harding, at the California Community College League Annual Conference. Dr. Harding is the nationally noted scholar who worked with civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King. In collaboration with the University of California Berkeleys noted, emeritus, Young Inspiration Gospel Choir, the Ӱɴý Gospel choir presented a premier concert for the California Music Educators Association, which is the political professional association that sets educational and musical standards for all public schools in California. To a packed audience at the Sacramento Convention Center, the choir presented a Gospel Music Lecture Concert, demonstrating Professor Hendersons classification of the Five Styles of the Gospel Songs. Over the last twenty years, the Ӱɴý Gospel Choir has received many academic and nationally respected political honors. These honors have come from such distinguished leaders and organizations as Congressman George Miller, Congressman Eric Swallwell, Assemblywoman Susan, Bonilla, Assemblyman Bill Quirk, Senator Ellen Corbett, Federal Glover and the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, City of Pittsburg, Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, Oakland and Martinez. On April 26, 2014, the Los Medanos Gospel Choir, along with Professor Henderson, was awarded the 2014, Community Service Award from the East County Branch of the NAACP. This was presented in honor of their 20th Year Celebration. 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