Choirs in congregations across the United States are shrinking, with music readership and participation down. In African American churches, loss of the unique repertoire would be significant – both musically and culturally.
You Can’t Sing It For Them follows Ivy League educated Jonathan Berryman, the dedicated Director of Music at one of Connecticut’s oldest black churches, WEB Du Bois Messiah Baptist. Amidst a congregation chock-full of opinions and personalities, the film is an entertaining and illuminating look at issues that are sacred and profane, personal and institutional. This is a film with soul!
Co-presented with Shorefront