The Gospel School of the Canary Islands (EGC), founded in 2017 by musician Ezequiel Barrios, began its journey on the island of Lanzarote, soon deciding to start a second group on the island of Tenerife, and the following year, a group was created on the island of La Palma. In this way, in 2018, EGC managed to settle on three islands. Finally, in 2020, a choir was also created by the School on the island of Gran Canaria.
Each choir on each island operates according to its own idiosyncrasies, rhythm, and adapts to the local culture. However, all EGC choirs are united around the same teaching methodology, the same repertoire, and, in general, the same way of doing things. Thanks to all this, the limitation of being on different islands is not a problem for singing together and uniting the groups from each island into a single choir called the CANARIAS GOSPEL CHOIR.
Canarias Gospel Choir (CGC), under the direction of Ezequiel Barrios, thus emerged from the union of students from all the islands into a single choir, creating one sound. Their objective is to promote gospel music through concerts and work with society through social activities, including concerts, workshops, outreach events, or supporting organizations or associations. In 2021, through the social project «We are people» (the social area of EGC) and after a successful crowdfunding campaign, Canarias Gospel Choir recorded their first single in a studio for social purposes. Canarias Gospel Choir also participates each year in the Canarias Gospel Summit and the Gospel Canarias Fest.
