Great Influences

Arphelius Paul Gatling III

As director of Choral Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

Arphelius Paul Gatling III

Outstanding music director of the Howard University Chapel Choir, the Calvin Coolidge High School Choir in Washington DC, and the chamber vocal group, P.A.U.L. - Performing Artists Under the Lord. He was also an original member and the director of the Howard Gospel Choir for more than 20 years. Paul has challenged me and helped develop my voice more than I could ever imagine! His team of vocalists is phenominal and I am proud be with them!

Howard Gospel Choir

In 1968, a group of phenomenally talented students came together on the world-reowned campus of Howard University to blend their voices and become what is known today as the Howard Gospel Choir. Over its existence of almost three decades, Howard Gospel Choir has appeared on a vast array of platforms, sowing seeds of its musical ministry everywhere from the White House to the Prime Minister's estate in Barbados, West Indies, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Lincoln Memorial, the National Cathedral, the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the DuSable Museum of African Art in Chicago, to countless churches, colleges and universities around the nation. Currently, Howard Gospel Choir countinues its tradition of musical excellence while incorporating the contemporary gospel music styles of today.