Dynamic Praise
{{Short description|Gospel choir}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dynamic Praise
| image =
| caption = Dynamic Praise During a photo shoot promoting their latest release Testify
| origin = Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama United States
| genre = Gospel
Traditional gospel
Contemporary gospel
Praise and Worship
| years_active = 1988–present
| label = Madison Avenue Records
}}
Dynamic Praise (DP) is a student- and young adult-led gospel choir affiliated with Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama.{{Cite journal |date=March 2019 |title=The Three Hebrew Boys Revisited: Exploring Border Crossing "Brotha"-Ship in the Journeys of Three Tenured Black Male Seventh-Day Adventist Professors |journal=Religions |volume=10 |issue=3 |doi=10.3390/rel10030142|doi-access=free |last1=Douglas |first1=Ty-Ron M. O. |last2=Freeman |first2=Sydney |last3=Denham |first3=André R. |page=142 }} First organized in 1988, the choir has performed across the United States and internationally.{{Cite web |title=Choirs |url=https://oakwood.edu/life-at-oakwood/choirs/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Oakwood University|date=December 20, 2017 }}
History
Founded in the fall of 1988, the gospel choir had Owen Simons as its first director. Simons handed the choir leadership over to Andrew "Benji" Young, a peer mentor. Subsequent choir directors included Bruce Bean and Bryce Davis.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
The choir has traveled across the country and into the international waters. Dynamic Praise has shared the stage with such artists as Richard Smallwood, Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, CeCe Winans, Dottie Peoples, Byron Cage, Lamar Campbell, Jonathan Nelson, Dathan Thigpen, Kelly Price, and many more. The choir also has alumnus roster consisting of such artist as Take 6, Virtue, Sean Simmonds, Duawne Starling, Carmen Hope, Lee Cort, Committed and Grandpa Cletus.
Discography
=Albums=
- Faith (2001)
- Testify (2007)
Filmography
=DVD=
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| March 22, 2008
| Testify: The Live Concert DVD | |