"It Is Well With My Soul" - Professor Silvester Henderson, Piano Artist

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Date: 11/7/2025

Disclaimer: Professor Silvester Henderson is not the author of any music in this video. Professor Henderson does not hold rights to any of the music in this recording.

Professor Silvester Henderson Biography:

Recently presented with the prestigious "Gospel Music Legacy Award" -2023, Professor Silvester Henderson is the recipient of the A2MEND Educational Leadership Award -2020 and the Albert Nelson 2019 Marquis “Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award”. Professor Silvester Carl Henderson is a nationally recognized Professor, educator, conference motivational speaker, business owner, respected real estate investor, community artistic organizer, musician/artist, internet radio blog personality, and conductor of the Gospel Song. Professor Henderson was recently Re-Elected to the “Executive Committee” for the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC). Comprised of 14 members, the ASCCC "Executive Committee" is the major governing board, who advises and advocates for changes and implementation regarding new educational laws and policies.This body supports academic and professional matters for 72,000 California Professors and two million, two hundred thousand students. As the Chair of the “Part Time Committee” and Emeritus Chair of the “Equity Diversity & Action Committee”, for the ASCCC, Professor Henderson, advocates, for Faculty Diversity, Foster Youth, Inmate Education and academic access for African American Males. Inducted into the “2017 Pittsburg Entertainment and Arts Hall of Fame”, Professor Henderson earned his Bachelor of Music and his Master of Arts Degrees from San Francisco State University. He taught there from 1984 to 1994 as a Professor/Lecturer of Piano and Music Theory. During the Fall of 2016, The Gospel Academy Awards, Inc. presented Professor Henderson with a “Gospel Music Academy Award” for his efforts in promoting “Higher Education”, through the usage of African American Gospel Music.

“Professor Henderson was honored on April 29, 2006 by the 35th Academy of Gospel Music Awards” in the area of “Sacred Choral Music”. On July 28, 2011, AOL’s “Patch Online” Newspaper featured a story that “Celebrated” his many achievements. On January 12, 2012, he was presented with the “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Community Award” from Dow Chemical located in Pittsburg, CA. This award was given to him because of his highly successful efforts in promoting higher education and diversity through the usage of Gospel Music. Moreover, the Professor was the winner of the “Professor of the Year” award for the 2012-2013 academic years, sponsored by the Los Medanos College Academic Senate. Professor Henderson has been the owner of “Mr. Gospel Properties and Investments” for close to three decades. Because of his business acumen, the San Francisco Chronicle honored the Professor with a featured story on August 7, 2012, entitled, “Mr. Gospel lifted by Music, Investments and Houses”. This article is an international publication. Professor Henderson was named "Quarterfinalist" for the International Grammy Association's Music Educator Award, 2014. Professor Henderson married Cecile Henderson during his early twenties. The Professor resides in Stockton, California and is the father of three daughters named Carlena, Celisse and Charde.