Nancy Gonce Shined An Alabama Bright Light With The WC Handy Music Festival
By Karim Shamsi-Basha
Nancy Gonce is a soft-spoken woman.
She wouldn’t strike you as someone who spearheaded the W.C. Handy Music Festival for years. Thirty-five years ago, though, Gonce was on the original board that created the Music Preservation Society, the organization that hosts the festival. It has gone from a weekend to 10 days and has become an internationally recognized event.
“It was wonderful. I got to meet incredibly talented musicians, both local and national, and I got to bring together the entire community,” said Gonce, who served on the board for 10 years before becoming the festival’s executive director. “Three counties are now involved with more than 200 events. Our best estimate is about 250,000 people come and participate over the 10 days.”
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