The Debra Bonner Unity Gospel Choir from Utah, USA, has been performing at BYU’s annual community event celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day for many years.
The crowd at the Ernest L. Wilkinson Student Center was smaller this year, likely due to COVID-19, but they still responded energetically to the Christian gospel music by standing and applauding the diverse choir as they performed five numbers.
“We had a small group, but they were powerful,” Bonner said. “So I think we did our job.”
One song the choir always sings at the event is Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror,” because it’s so appropriate, Bonner said.
“If we want to change the world, we have to look at ourselves and make a change,” she said. “Sometimes we see people who are suffering and we pretend we don’t see them. That’s not it’s not a good thing. People are suffering, struggling, and we have to be willing to reach out.”
The message of the song also describes what the Debra Bonner Unity Gospel Choir is all about: a large group of performers from different religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, as well as political affiliations, who come together to sing Christian gospel music and make the world a better place. They strive to be a source of love and healing in the communities where they sing, and in the process, their lives are enriched.
We love their version of “Man In The Mirror”!
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