Grammy Award-winning vocalists the Clark Sisters — the highest-selling female gospel group in history — are among the headliners for this year’s Chicago Gospel Music Festival, it was announced Thursday by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
The event, which runs 4 to 9 p.m. on June 1 at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, kicks off the 20th anniversary festival season at the lakefront venue. This year’s hosts will be Inspiration 1390-AM’s Sonya Blakey, DeAndre Patterson and VaShawn Mitchell.
Also headlining the festival are Grammy winner Chandler Moore, Chicagoan Todd Dulaney and Grammy-nominated Anita Wilson. Lena Byrd Miles will celebrate the local gospel music scene with her showcase “Choir Nation: A Tribute to Chicago Church Choirs.”
“The Chicago Gospel Music Festival embodies the soul of Chicago. The origins of gospel music can be traced right back here to our great city and its deep roots continue to stretch out and transform lives around the world,”Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
Here is the festival schedule:
- 4 p.m. Inspiration 1390 Takeover: Lena Byrd Miles; Bishop Brandon Jacobs & New Zion Temple Choir; and Exalted of Chicago.
- 5 p.m. Choir Nation: A tribute to Chicago Church Choirs featuring First Corinthian Voices of Victory; Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir; and Fellowship Chicago
- 6 p.m. Todd Dulaney
- 7 p.m. Anita Wilson; Chandler Moore
- 8 p.m. The Clark Sisters
