The school
OUR HISTORY
The Gospel School of the Canary Islands (EGC) was founded in 2017 by musician Ezequiel Barrios with the primary goal of forming a Gospel Network that would unite the Canary Islands. Thus, the EGC began its journey with workshops on the island of Lanzarote, which led to the creation of the school’s first choir. Shortly after, it was decided to also start a second group on the island of Tenerife, and a year later, the group was formed on the island of La Palma. In 2020, a fourth group was also created on the island of Gran Canaria. Thus, in 2021, the EGC established itself on four of the eight islands.
In 2022, rehearsals for the children’s and youth choir also began on Tenerife, and the EGC decided to go further and form a new group outside the islands, specifically in the Andalusian capital, Seville.
Today, the Canary Islands Gospel School has three choirs: the Canarias Gospel Choir, the Canarias Teen Gospel Choir, and the Sevilla Gospel Choir.
The Canary Islands Gospel School is the sponsor of the Canarias Gospel Summit, the Canary Islands gospel summit, and the JUNTOS series for seniors, concerts that bring gospel music closer to our elders.
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Since the creation of the first group in Lanzarote in 2017, the School has performed numerous concerts on the Canary Islands music scene and participated in various festivals such as the Gospel Canarias Fest. It has also held training workshops for adults, children, and young people, as well as workshops in schools, and has organized numerous editions of the Canarias Gospel Summit since 2019.
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