'Songs of Praise & Promise:' YMCA Deep River Choir's New CD Features Original Songs by Rev. Robert Jones, Matt Watroba

'Songs of Praise & Promise:' YMCA Deep River Choir's New CD Features Original Songs by Rev. Robert Jones, Matt Watroba

CD Release Party 7 p.m., Nov. 21 at the Boll Family YMCA, Proceeds Benefit YArts

DETROIT, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The YMCA Deep River Choir will release its first CD this month, a year after the eclectic community-based choir was organized by YArts under the direction of Bobbi Thompson. A release party is slated for 7 p.m., Nov. 21 at the Boll Family YMCA on Broadway.

The CD, "Songs of Praise and Promise," features original works by acclaimed roots music performers and educators Matt Watroba and the Rev. Robert Jones. Also included is "Shine Right Through the Dark," a song written and recorded by Watroba in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King.

"For more than 300 years, Detroit and its river have been a destination for people of every nationality searching for freedom and opportunity," said Gillian Eaton, vice president of YArts, a program extension of the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit at the Boll Family YMCA. "Just as the Detroit River symbolizes the common hopes of these seekers, the YMCA Deep River Choir celebrates the common spirit that continues to inspire and unify our diverse and storied community."

All proceeds of "Songs of Praise & Promise" will benefit YArts to help underwrite the YMCA Deep River Choir and other community programming and outreach activities.

The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit serves more than 300,000 people across Southeast Michigan through its programs and activities. The YMCA's mission is to put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The YMCA believes in providing membership and program services to all those who desire to participate in the YMCA regardless of their ability to pay. Visit ymcadetroit.org for more information.

Source: YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

CONTACT: Gillian Eaton, +1-313-223-2751, geaton@ymcametrodetroit.org

Web site: http://www.ymcametrodetroit.org/

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