An African-American Heritage Festival Benefit Concert will be held Saturday, September 14, 2024 with “An Uplifting Evening” with Maestro Organist Joshua Goines.
The concert will be held at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 100 East Frederick St. Parking will be permitted on both sides of Frederick Street and in the Mary Baldwin lot on Frederick Street in Staunton.
New Orleans native Goines, has put together an eclectic program of old time Gospel hymns, Black composers and classic organ favorites. As organist at Staunton First Presbyterian Church several years ago, Goines delighted the congregation and now will delight the public.
He traveled westward to pursue a degree in choral conducting. Throughout his studies he played the organ and piano for local worship services. He taught music and directed the choir at the Shenandoah Valley Academy in New Market. He also studied, taught, directed choirs and accompanied worship services in Berrien Springs, Michigan, South Bend, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio. He directed and accompanied musical theater productions, performed in Europe and shared his talent for a variety of non-profit benefit performances.
Goines is currently the Minister of Worship at the Tacoma Park, Maryland, Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Greet, meet, and mingle at a homemade cookie and cider reception after the concert.
Tickets or reservations are not required. A free-will offering will be collected during the concert with all proceeds donated to Staunton‘s local African-American Heritage Festival, the oldest festival of its kind in the Shenandoah Valley, presenting its 2024 edition in Staunton on September 21 and 22, 2024.
Come back to First Presbyterian Sunday morning when Goines will play the organ for the 11 a.m. worship service.
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Rebecca Barnabi
