Jubilation Day Brings Gospel Music to City Hall Concert Pavilion

From the City of Gaithersburg: Gospel music, the uniquely American art form that gave rise to jazz, blues, R&B, and rock and roll, will be celebrated in all of its glory as the City of Gaithersburg presents the 11th Annual Jubilation Day Gospel Concert Extravaganza. On Saturday, June 3, 2017, from 4 to 8 p.m., the Concert Pavilion at City Hall will host performances of all styles of Gospel and Christian music by local and regional choirs, choruses, quartets, dancers, and soloists.

This year’s featured performer is The Chosen Vessels, a local group from Pleasant Grove Christian Community Church of Damascus, MD. The group, under the leadership of Nathan Cooper, Jr., was inspired by God to praise his name in song. They have been singing together for more than seven years and love winning souls for Christ. Their most requested songs, which they have performed throughout Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC, include “Near the Cross,” “Long as I Got Jesus,”

“I Found Faith in Jesus Christ,” and “God Has Always Stood by My Side.”

Special commemorative t-shirts celebrating Jubilation Day are available for purchase for $10. Size quantities are limited. T-shirts can be purchased in advance at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 South Frederick Avenue (next to Gaithersburg High School), with cash, check or major credit card (no American Express). They can also be purchased at the event with cash only. The celebration will also feature food and crafts for purchase and raffle drawings for fun prizes. Winners must be present.

Gaithersburg’s Concert Pavilion is located at 31 South Summit Avenue in front of City Hall. Admission to Jubilation Day is free. The outdoor venue features lawn seating with limited chairs. Please feel free to bring your own low chair or blanket. The event is sponsored in part by the Maryland State Arts Council, Allied Party Rentals, Backyard Inflatables and Subway of Olde Towne.

Gaithersburg’s outdoor concert season includes weekly performances for children on Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. and evening performances featuring a variety of musical styles on Thursday evenings starting at 6 p.m. Both series begin the first week of June at the City Hall Concert Pavilion in Olde Towne. For more information call 301-258-6350 or visit the City’s website at www.gaithersburgmd.gov.

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