Unite Concert Performances Featured Amy Grant, Matt Maher, Sanctus Real, Ike Ndolo, Jon Guerra and Dominican Sisters of Mary
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YPSILANTI, Mich., April 22, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ -- The first major concert for The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, enjoyed widespread success Sunday April 19 in Ypsilanti, MI. The Unite, Disciples of Christ concert at Eastern Michigan University, hosted by the Dominican Sisters of Mary and Spiritus Sanctus Academy brought together 4,000 attendees of all ages and backgrounds from all over the Midwest. The benefit concert featured some of the top names in the Christian music industry: Amy Grant, Matt Maher, Sanctus Real, Ike Ndolo, Jon Guerra and the Dominican Sisters of Mary. The acclaimed line-up performed for a captivated crowd for over 5 hours including special performances, which included all of the artists on stage together.
The press supported the Unite Concert as Amy Grant and Sr. John Dominic were guests on Kresta in The Afternoon, which is heard nationwide on Sirius/XM and Ave Maria Radio. The entire interview is available here. Additional coverage was also given by Son Rise Morning Show, Proclaim FM in Toledo, WMUZ in Detroit, The Michigan Catholic, Christian Review, and Smile FM, among others. Listen to interviews here.
During her interview on Proclaim FM, Amy Grant was asked how she became involved. She shared that Sr. John Dominic, an old friend of Amy's, came to her with the idea. "I know from first-hand experience that music is the quickest way to bring people together."
The idea for the concert was conceived by Sr. John Dominic Rasmussen, O.P., one of the founding members of the Dominican Sisters of Mary. "The purpose of presenting this concert was to provide an evening of entertainment for the entire family and for people of all Faiths. Praise and worship music is a language we all speak and unites us as believers. We wanted artists that would appeal to every generation and we were very happy to have them be a part of this special event."
The feedback from the concert was instant and positive - as was witnessed on social media for the various performers, some of which can be found here.
The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist were canonically established in 1997 and have taken their messages of faith to the modern world through music and television. Several of the Sisters have been guests on The Oprah Winfrey Show more than once and made it to the finals of the Game Show Network's highly-rated The American Bible Challenge. The Sisters released their debut international album, Mater Eucharistiae, to wide acclaim and the project stayed No. 1 on Billboard's Classical Traditional Chart for six weeks. Their instant success led to features on CBS This Morning, NPR's All Things Considered, FOX & Friends, among many others. Their sophomore album, The Rosary-Mysteries, Mediations & Music, released November 2014.
For additional round up information and photos about the Unite Concert please visit online, www.uniteconcert.com.
