Mayor Chávez and the City of Albuquerque are proud to work in partnership with Albuquerque's faith and musical community to produce and present the first ever Albuquerque Gospel Music Festival.

The Festival is Sunday, September 28th from 1:30pm to 9:00pm on Civic Plaza. Best of all, it's FREE!

The headliner of the Gospel Music Festival is Israel Houghton, a native New Mexican. Israel and New Breed have achieved a synthesis of music and message that is electrifying and activating audiences with:

• Two Gold-selling albums
• Four Dove Awards
• Two Stellar Awards
• A Soul Train Award
• Six 2007 Grammy® Award nominations
• A Grammy® Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album for the scorching ALIVE in South Africa project.

Houghton is also a worship leader at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, TX.

Additional Performers:

• Rosalind Jones, National Recording Artist
• Sonya Barry, National Recording Artist
• Red Sea Records, Tom Bee, CEO – Native American National Recording Artist TBD
• Arthur Williams & the New Mexico Mass Choir
• Albuquerque Worship Leaders Network
• City-wide Gospel Music Workshop Choir
• Quartet group from Los Angeles

* All artists subject to change.

More Information

For more information, or if you wish to get involved, please vist the Festival's web site, or call 311.