The Warren Alliance Church is excited to host Chiz Rider for a Christmas concert on Sunday, January 7 at 6:00pm.   The community is invited to attend. The Warren Alliance Church is located at 278 Kinzua Rd.

Chiz Rider performs over 250 concerts annually throughout North America as well as several international tours. He has performed with such popular Christian artists as Carman, Margaret Becker, DC Talk, Newsboys, Cindy Morgan, Larnell Harris, and Michael W. Smith. He has also performed at a Billy Graham Crusade and numerous times at the Crystal Cathedral.  He played for President Bush’s Central Pennsylvania presidential campaign and for the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Special Olympics opening ceremonies.

Ninety per cent self-taught, he began by imitating songs he heard on the radio. He later studied for a short time under the direction of Don Smith, then assistant Penn State University Blue Band director, and David O’Neill of Nashville. Chiz’ fresh musical style embodies a jazz/pop sound that has been influenced by such versatile jazz musicians as Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Maynard Ferguson, Louis Armstrong and Jon Faddis.

Chiz’ trumpet ministry appeals to a wide age range. From the touchingly beautiful “Amazing Grace,” which he played at a Billy Graham Crusade, to the high energy contemporary sounds of “SOS”, which he plays at youth concerts, the music and ministry of Chiz Rider is reaching people for Christ.