The 13th Annual
Great Lake of the Gospel Sing
(April 7th-9th, 2011)
The month March heralds a number of religious festivities at the Lake of the Ozarks. The St Patrick’s Day celebrations are the highlights of the first half of the month and the second half of the month focuses on the Great Lake of the Ozarks Gospel Sing. While the former is an Irish religious event in honor of the patron saint of Ireland, St Patrick’s, the latter is an event to bring together some of the best Christian music to the land of the Ozarks.
The start of this event can be traced back to the year 1997 when some Christian volunteers joined hands with a common goal in mind. They wanted to introduce the flavor of Christian music to the fun-filled land of the Ozarks. They planned the event in great detail and finally in the year 1999, the first instance of this festival was held in the month of June. The Stoneridge Amphitheater at Camdenton played host to the first instance of this event. However, in 1999, this event was referred to as the Cross-over.
After the second year’s celebrations, the volunteers who initially came up with this idea, realized that they were combining two festivals as one event. Hence, they decided to split the celebrations into two distinct events. In the year 2001, the celebrations at Southern Gospel were given the name The Great Lake of the Ozarks Gospel Sing. Main Street Hall at the Ozarks was the venue for this event. The celebration at the Stoneridge Amphitheater was given a contemporary feel and is now called the Cross-over.
Through the passage of years, the objective of The Great Lake of the Ozarks Gospel Sing has remained the same. This event is now spread over three days and is well attended. The event that was attended by just a few hundred when it started off a decade ago is now being attended by thousands of Christian music fans from various parts of the world. The gospel sing volunteers who strive to make this event a success work towards it free of charge. This is the reason the tickets for this event are nominally priced so a lot of people, even those with budget constraints, can attend the Gospel Sing event at the Main Street Music Hall.
The 13th Annual Great Lake of the Gospel Sing event is scheduled to take place at the Ozarks from 7th April, 2011 to 9th April, 2011. During the course of this three day festival, you can witness performances from renowned Christian music bands. At 7pm on 7th April, Thursday, it is the turn of the Triumphant Quartet and Greater Vision to enthrall Christian Music Lovers. On the 8th of April, Friday it is the turn of the Booth Brothers to regale the audience with their music. At 1pm on 9th April, Saturday, the High Power Quartet and The Crist Family are all set of perform and put forth their best and the final musical performance for this three day event is by The Lesters and Mark Tremell Quartet which is scheduled at 7pm on the 9th of April. The Mainstreet Music Hall at Lake of the Ozarks is being done up to host all the musical performances during this three day event. This hall is located at The Landing on Mainsteet.
There are various packages being offered to Christian music fans who would like to attend this event. The Gold Package priced at $70 includes entry to all the musical concerts and also the Artist Circle. The Silver Package priced at $56 gives you entry for all the concerts at the music hall. You can also buy tickets for specific performances. You can avail individual tickets at $16 if you purchase it before April 6th. After the 6th of April, the cost for each ticket is $18. If you plan to attend with friends and family, you can get some discounts on the ticket prices. You will need to pay just $13 per ticket if you are a group of 15 or more. The entry for children below the age of 11 is free of charge.
It is important to note that tickets once purchased cannot be refunded. You can call on 573-348-3028 or 888-285-7464 to purchase the tickets. You can send an email to lakegospelsing.com to avail tickets.
