Oklahoma Musicians

Musician

Kenneth Kilgore

Organized the Ambassadors of Faith Choir in 1979 as an extension of Saint John Missionary Baptist Church in Oklahoma City and led a large community gospel ensemble

Musical work

gospel choir founder; pianist; conductor; music director. Instruments recorded in the collection: piano; voice. Genres: gospel; sacred music; community music.

Evidence and identity

Oklahoma Community Orchestra, Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, and OHS program sources support the choir history; personal dates and full biography remain unresolved

Ambassadors' Concert Choir history

History identifies Kenneth Kilgore, 1979 founding, Saint John Missionary Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, and major community performances.

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Oklahoma Jazz Hall inductee list

Official list identifies Kenneth Kilgore as a 1992 gospel-choir inductee.

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A History of Gospel Music program

OHS program notice identifies the Ambassadors Concert Choir as a featured participant in an Oklahoma gospel-music presentation.

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Sources

  1. www.okorchestra.org/bios/
  2. www.okjazz.org/inductees/
  3. www.okhistory.org/publications/ml/november2013.pdf

Related source accounts

These records use the same display name in different source contexts. They remain separate accounts.