"Praise
to the Lord, The Almighty" performed live at First Baptist Church,
Clinton, MS on June 22, 2004. The Mississippi Baptist All-State Youth Choir was
first organized in 1993 by the Church Music Department of the Mississippi
Baptist Convention Board under the leadership of Susan Clark Luttrell, youth
minister consultant, and L. Graham Smith, department director. This special
choir and orchestra is made up of 9th-12th graders who are chosen through a
personal audition and interview process. Each member must be an active
participant in the music ministry of their local church and recommended by
their pastor, school teachers, and minister of music. James Meaders,
Mississippi College, Clinton, MS is choral director. David Young, Instrumental
Contract Consultant, Church Music Department, MBCB, is orchestra director.