Byron Cage & Ardella Vance

Ardella Marie Vance, co-founder

Ardella is a gifted educator and musician with a passion for all genres of gospel music.

Ardella began singing in choirs at the age of 9 at the New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Detriot, Michigan. Over the years Ardella has sung in more than 15 choirs.

Also at the age of 9, Ardella began playing clarinet in the Detriot Public School Systems and continued for 9 years. Ardella's talent, committment, and love of music inspired her to compete and eventually play clarinet 1st chair in the Osborne High School Band in Detriot, Michigan.

Ardella's love and passion for music has been passed down two generations. Her daughter Cherise sings, plays clarinet & piano and her granddaughter Kecha sings, plays clarinet and viola.

Ardella has played clarinet with Oakwood University Symphony and sings alto in the First Church Chorale in Huntsville, Alabama.


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Michael J. Vance, co-founder

Michael Vance, Sr fell in love with music at a early age, however his parents could only afford piano lessons for one child in the family, so his older sister received the piano lessons.

After reading the biography of Mozart and Beethoven in the first grade Michael purposed in his heart to teach himself how to play the piano. Michael learned from watching his sister practice and memorizing the sounds of notes on the piano.

As Michael's parents observed his passion for music and they encouraged him to play the worn out of tune piano with missing notes in the little old country church they attended.

Michael would bang on the piano keys with rhythms and stomp on the piano pedals for hours as he made a joyful noise unto the Lord. Michael's parents anointed his head with oil and spoke into his life that one day he would become a great musician.