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Damien Sneed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Damien Sneed, the multi-talented composer, conductor, musician, and vocalist will hit the road in December for a seven-date tour Joy to the World: A Christmas Musical Journey. Presented by IMG Artists, Sneed will perform on keyboards and vocals with a group of singers and musicians as they render Sneed\u2019s unique arrangements of familiar Christmas carols, original holiday tunes, classical favorites, folk songs, spirituals, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe the holidays are a time where people focus more on family. They focus on others, giving to others and they focus on what matters,\u201d says Sneed, who first performed a similar program of holiday music in 2019 at the historic Apollo Theater in New York City, and one at the Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington, DC. Music from that program was recorded and released on December 6, 2020, as the four-track EP titled, Joy To The World on LeChateau Earl Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining Sneed on tour will be the phenomenal vocalists Alicia Peters-Jordan, Linny Smith, Markita Knight, and Chenee Campbell, all of whom have performed with Sneed in the past. The band will feature Alfred Rutherford on Hammond B3 organ and keys, Ronald \u201cCJ\u201d Alexander on bass guitar, Joel Tate on drums, and Gabriel Michael Carter on aux keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concert will include music from the four-track EP including \u201cJoy To The World,\u201d \u201cWhat Christmas Really Means,\u201d \u201cA Child Is Born,\u201d and \u201cAdore Him Medley\u201d and much more. Fans can look forward to renditions of \u201cSilent Night,\u201d \u201cThis Christmas,\u201d \u201cThe Christmas Song,\u201d and \u201cO Come, O Come, Emmanuel\u201d during these inspired performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will be Sneed\u2019s first tour since the pandemic. \u201cFor me, this will be a very interesting tour because I haven\u2019t toured in almost two years,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd last year, I lost a lot of relatives. But what I\u2019m here for, on the earth, is to bring people joy, administer love, and bring people together in unity through the gift of music, through the universal language of music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Joy to the World: A Christmas Musical Journey tour dates include The Alden Theatre at McLean Community Center, McLean, VA (Wednesday, December 1); Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA (Friday, December 3); Mondavi Center, Davis, CA (Saturday, December 4); Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, Livermore, CA (Sunday, December 5); Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA (Wednesday, December 8); Green Music Center at the Sonoma State University Center for Performing Arts, Rohnert Park, CA (Thursday, December 9); and Carpenter Performing Arts Center at California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA (Sunday, December 12).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Damien Sneed, the multi-talented composer, conductor, musician, and vocalist will hit the road in December for a seven-date tour Joy to the World: A Christmas Musical Journey. Presented by IMG Artists, Sneed will perform on keyboards and vocals with a group of singers and musicians […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,11,3401,2889],"tags":[1599,4831,1359,5968],"class_list":["post-14730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artist-news-and-updates","category-concertstours","category-events","category-music","tag-chenee-campbell","tag-joy-to-the-world","tag-lechateau-earl-records","tag-what-christmas-really-means"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8798,"url":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/damien-sneed-and-chorale-lechateau-participate-in-holiday-sing-in-ny\/","url_meta":{"origin":14730,"position":0},"title":"Damien Sneed and Chorale LeChateau Participate In Holiday Sing In NY","author":"Gregory Gay","date":"December 15, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Famed songwriter\/composer and producer Damien Sneed brightens the holidays with music as his acclaimed Chorale LeChateau joins the Orchestra of St. Luke\u2019s in its 4th Annual \u201cHoliday Sing\u201d concert on Friday, December 18th\u00a0 \u201cI am totally thrilled to have the opportunity to orchestrate and arrange music for the Orchestra of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Artist News and Updates"","block_context":{"text":"Artist News and Updates","link":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/category\/artists\/artist-news-and-updates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Damien directs","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.gospelflava.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Damien-directs-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14543,"url":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/damien-sneed-releases-unplugged\/","url_meta":{"origin":14730,"position":1},"title":"Damien Sneed Releases Unplugged","author":"Gregory Gay","date":"April 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Dove Award and NAACP Image Award producer and recording artist Damien Sneed returns to his Gospel roots with the release of his brand-new project, Damien Sneed UNPLUGGED on Friday, April 16, 2021, on his boutique label, LeChateau Earl Records. 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