"Blest Are They" - MS Baptist All-State Youth Choir & Orchestra 2009

"Blest Are They" performed live at First Baptist Church, Jackson, MS on June 16, 2009.The Mississippi Baptist All-State Youth Choir was first organized in 1993 by the Church Music Department of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board under the leadership of Susan Clark Luttrell, youth minister consultant, and L. Graham Smith, department director.This special choir and orchestra is made up of 9th-12th graders who are chosen thourgh a personal audition and interview process. Each member must be an active participant in the music ministry of their local church and recommended by their pastor, school teachers, and minister of music.James Meaders, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS is choral director. David Young, Instrumental Contract Consultant, Church Music Department, MBCB, is orchestra director.http://www.mbcb.org/church_growth/cm/allstate/