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Heights High Gospel Choir to Dedicate Winter Concert to Eric Wright
The choir will pay tribute to Wright, who passed away in June
The Cleveland Heights High Gospel Choir will dedicate its 34th annual winter concert, “Celebrate the Wonder," to , who died in June at age 46.
Wright graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1982, and performed with the Heights High Gospel Choir, Men’s Chorus, Heights Singers and Jazz Band. Wright, who was a minister of music at Mt. Zion Oakwood Village, grew up making music with the Wright Family Singers, led by his mother, internationally known gospel singer Willie Mae Wright.
The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Performing Arts Center at .
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Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students (K-12) and senior citizens.
More details about the show and Wright are on the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District website.
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Reporter Alana Baranick contributed to this article.
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