Upcoming Events at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
Sun Apr 29, 6:00 PM - Sun Apr 29, 11:00 PM
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468, Bronx, NY 10468
Community: Harlem
Description
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts proudly presents, in their only New York City appearance, the FESTIVAL OF PRAISE gospel concert on Sunday, April 29th, 2018 at 6pm. This year's performances, the fourth year of the FESTIVAL OF PRAISE TOUR
Event Details
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts proudly presents, in their only New York City appearance, the FESTIVAL OF PRAISE gospel concert on Sunday, April 29th, 2018 at 6pm. This year’s performances, the fourth year of the FESTIVAL OF PRAISE TOUR, is titled TEXTURE OF A MAN, and promises to be an evening of soul-stirring music that will feature Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, Take 6, James Fortune, and Pastor Charles Jenkins.
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is on the campus of Lehman College/CUNY at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468. Tickets for the FESTIVAL OF PRAISE on Sunday, April 29th, 2018 at 6pm are $100, $75, $65, and $35, and can be purchased by calling the Lehman Center box office at 718-960-8833 (Monday through Friday, 10am–5pm and beginning at 2pm on the day of the concert), or through online access at www.LehmanCenter.org. Lehman Center is accessible by #4 or D train to Bedford Park Blvd. and is off the Saw Mill River Parkway and the Major Deegan Expressway. Low-cost on-site parking is available for $5.
FRED HAMMOND is a Detroit, Michigan born GRAMMY, Stellar, and Dove Award-winning gospel singer, songwriter, filmmaker, and multi-platinum producer that has sold over 15 million albums worldwide, which have included over twelve #1 hits reaching both gold and platinum status. Chance the Rapper recently released a remake of Hammond’s song “Are You Ready” and Jamie Foxx sang his song “No Weapon” during his NAACP Awards acceptance speech. Hammond is considered a Christian music icon whose music reaches people from all walks of life. He first gained recognition as a vocalist and the bass guitar player for the gospel group The Winans. which included the Rev. Marvin Winans and was discovered by Andraé Crouch. Joining the group Commissioned in 1985, Hammond recorded the album I’m Going On, the first of ten albums he recorded with them. In 1991, Hammond released his first “solo” album I Am Persuaded, which combined up-tempo R&B, soul, and new jack swing musical elements within a core gospel sound. The record remained on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart for 29 weeks, peaking at the #11 spot. Forming his own gospel group Radical for Christ in 1995, he released the group’s first album Th
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is on the campus of Lehman College/CUNY at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468. Tickets for the FESTIVAL OF PRAISE on Sunday, April 29th, 2018 at 6pm are $100, $75, $65, and $35, and can be purchased by calling the Lehman Center box office at 718-960-8833 (Monday through Friday, 10am–5pm and beginning at 2pm on the day of the concert), or through online access at www.LehmanCenter.org. Lehman Center is accessible by #4 or D train to Bedford Park Blvd. and is off the Saw Mill River Parkway and the Major Deegan Expressway. Low-cost on-site parking is available for $5.
FRED HAMMOND is a Detroit, Michigan born GRAMMY, Stellar, and Dove Award-winning gospel singer, songwriter, filmmaker, and multi-platinum producer that has sold over 15 million albums worldwide, which have included over twelve #1 hits reaching both gold and platinum status. Chance the Rapper recently released a remake of Hammond’s song “Are You Ready” and Jamie Foxx sang his song “No Weapon” during his NAACP Awards acceptance speech. Hammond is considered a Christian music icon whose music reaches people from all walks of life. He first gained recognition as a vocalist and the bass guitar player for the gospel group The Winans. which included the Rev. Marvin Winans and was discovered by Andraé Crouch. Joining the group Commissioned in 1985, Hammond recorded the album I’m Going On, the first of ten albums he recorded with them. In 1991, Hammond released his first “solo” album I Am Persuaded, which combined up-tempo R&B, soul, and new jack swing musical elements within a core gospel sound. The record remained on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart for 29 weeks, peaking at the #11 spot. Forming his own gospel group Radical for Christ in 1995, he released the group’s first album Th
