...and Let the Choir Say Amen!

Caesar Brunswick's third release ...and let the Choir say Amen! provides an unshielded look into the secret world and private lives of the performers of a southern university's gospel choir. The work places accomplished musician Arthur Wilson in-flight to North Carolina at the request of his college classmate Jason Matthews. While mid-air, Wilson recalls their initial meeting a quarter of a century prior, the friendship that developed and the secrets of religious mockery that would be their undoing.Matthews, described as one with the charm and charisma with which televangelists are made, is the reigning king of the regional Gospel Choir circuit. With stage performances forged in the blood, sweat and tears of his performers, Jason manages to control the private lives of each of his choir members. Through means of manipulation, selected nurture and seduction, Matthews sows the seeds of control and deceit that would lead to his downfall.Rich with graphic depictions of musical performances, Brunswick leads us on a journey through the "behind the scenes" elements of stage production. Queued bouts of shouting, testimonials of make-believe, dousing of holy water, spoken tongues of mock gibberish...it is ALL demonstrated in this shocking view of life behind the pulpit.