Top-notch
musicians in Calgary
Former Juno winner Greg Sczebel finds himself among
the top contenders for the 32nd Annual Covenant
Awards taking place at Calgary’s First Alliance
Church on Friday, October 29. The Salmon Arm, BC
singer-songwriter is pictured performing at Deerfoot
Mall earlier this year. On the strength of his
latest CD, Love & The Lack Thereof, Sczebel garnered
eight nominations as the Gospel Music Association
Canada announced its slate of nominees on September
15. Only popular rockers, Starfi eld, secured
more nominations with nine. But Sczebel still stands
a chance of equaling their tally when the nominees
for the final category of Video of the Year are
unveiled at the beginning of October. Sczebel’s
radio hit, Causin’ A Commotion, is vying for Song of
the Year, Recorded Song of the Year and Folk/Roots
Song of the Year. He’s also competing with Starfi eld,
Matt Maher, Manafest and Newworldson for Artist of
the Year honors. Among Albertans, Edmonton’s
Junkyard Poets top the list with five nominations and
the band also has the potential for an additional
video nod. A complete list of nominations and ticket
information
for the national Christian music awards show is
available at www.gmacanada.ca.
Calgary, AB – Music is the language of
the soul. To cease the use of music in our everyday
lives would be to commit a suicide of the senses.
Try watching a movie with just the subtitles.
Imagine worship in your local church and remove any
sound other than the spoken word. Imagine not
touching the soul with a stirring melody, a haunting
lyric, an infectious rhythm. Music is life!
Gospel Music Association Canada Week (GMAC) exists
to embrace the role of music in worship and the
church. The training sessions with music giants like
Randy Stonehill, Jon Mays, Robert Sterling are here
to help sharpen the tools of music creation and to
help writers, singers, players raise the bar in
their musical expression.
Wednesday evening, October 27, will kick the
celebration off in a worship night with some of
Canada’s most influential worship leaders. This
event is free for all to attend and a way to join in
one voice in a meaningful time of worship.
GMAC Cross-Canada Talent Search has helped launch
the careers of a number of artists, and this year
are anticipating another quality showing of
up-and-coming singers, songwriters and performers.
Prizes this year include entrance into the Nashville
Competition, a $2,400 Duncan Acoustic Guitar, $2,000
cash to both the writer and performer to help make a
musician’s life a little easier. If you have a
desire to pursue music, join the talent search and
see what will happen!
The finals for the competition on Saturday, October
30 will be a free concert with the top finalists,
other surprise top-selling recording artists, and
the audience-voted winner that will be announced at
the end of the evening.
ShowCases will take place around Calgary on
Thursday, October 28 with Canada’s top Christian
musicians.
Don’t miss this free opportunity to hear
some inspired, anointed talent.
The Covenant Awards Show on Friday, October 29 will
be the summit of Canada’s award winning musicians.
Including Greg Sczebel, Jon and Tim Neufeld from
Starfield, and more. This event is for all those who
enjoy listening to music, as well as those who make
it, and is a high-energy packed evening with
non-stop musical inspiration.
If you are a singer, songwriter, musician in your
worship team or band, come and be a part of the
event, network with other artists, and join the
community of those who make Christian music your
passion. If you are a person who loves music, you
need to see what God is doing in the lives of our
fellow Canadians through the various events.
Support the arts that support God’s work. For more
information visit www.gmacanada.ca.