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Sing Joy
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*Sing **Joy! *is the upcoming debut album by Franklin Willis, who named the
album because of the absolute joy he receives from singing. The album
showcases Willis’ vocal ability yet couples it with musical variety in
several genres of music including Blues, Samba, Folk, Jazz, Acapella, Soul,
Spiritual, Medieval, and Traditional. Willis prides himself in “being able
to bring musical diversity” into all of his performances in order to ensure
there is “something for everybody”.
Willis, a long time choral director and educator, says the inspiration for
the album came from spending Christmas Eves with his family singing holiday
classics such as Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Silver
Bells, Joy to the World, and countless others. Led by his mother, he muses
that “my most precious memories are from the Christmas season because it
was all about family, music, and love. Singing those songs brought us
closer together and created a family tradition that I have cherished for
years.” In creating the album, Willis tapped into these memories and
offered them in a stylistic way that exposes the versatility that is
Christmas compositions. It is his hope that “listeners find not only joy
from this album, but also peace, love, and laughter. Music is the pathway
to the soul.”