The Gospel Music Association of Canada or GMA Canada (formerly known as the CGMA) is a not for profit association, founded in 1974, whose purpose is to promote Christian music in Canada.[1][2]
GMA Canada works to raise the profile and interaction of Christian artists, songwriters, producers, promoters and others working in Christian music with media, retailers, distributors and church leadership.[5]
Managementedit
The business of the association is conducted by a board of advisors drawn from its membership. The current board consists of Gregory J. Strom (president), Gordie Cochran, Jaylene Johnson, Melayne Shenkel, and Clarence Giesbrecht. GMA Canada is loosely associated with the Gospel Music Association in the United States.
Awardsedit
GMA Canada is the presenter of the annual Covenant Awards, Canada’s national awards for the Canadian gospel music industry. The 2012 awards were presented November 7 as part of GMA Canada Week in Burlington, Ontario. Awards were handed out in 50 categories, including the GMA Canada Lifetime Achievement Award and the newly created Scott's Parable Canadian Gospel Music Song Hall Of Fame.[6]
Written in 1643 by Jesuit Missionary Jean de Brébeuf The "Huron Carol" (or "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime") was admitted to GMA Canada Song Hall of Fame in 2012 as part of its inaugural year. Brébeuf wrote the lyrics in the native language of the Huron/Wendat people under the original name of "Jesous Ahatonhia" ("Jesus, He Is Born"). The melody came from the traditional French folk song "Une Jeune Pucelle" ("A Young Maid"). The English lyrics were written in 1926 by Jesse Edgar Middleton. They became public domain in 2011. The song has been recorded by many Canadian artists including Lianna Klassen, Cheryl Bear, Bruce Cockburn, Crash Test Dummies and Tom Jackson.
"Come, Now Is the Time to Worship" (2012)
Written by Brian Doerksen in 1998. Doerksen, was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia in 1965 and is an internationally recognized worship leader and songwriter known globally for a string of well known modern worship songs including "Refiner's Fire" (1990), "Faithful One" (1998), "Hope of the Nations" (2003), "Holy God" (2006), and "Today (As For Me and My House)" (2004). He was recognized by the Gospel Music Association in the United States in 2003 with a special Dove Award for International Artist of the Year (only the second Canadian to be recognized), and has won a Juno Award and multiple GMA Canada Covenant Awards. "Come, Now Is The Time To Worship" became his most recognized song, being sung in churches around the world. It has been recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys, Phillips, Craig and Dean, VeggieTales and many others.
The hymn "My Jesus I Love Thee" was written as a poem by William Ralph Featherston in 1864 when he was 16 years old. Featherston was from Montreal, Quebec and was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Montreal (later renamed St. James Methodist Church, then St. James United Church). He died in 1873. Music was added to the poem after Featherton's death in 1876 by Adoniram Gordon. The song has been recorded by hundreds of artists including The Wiebes, Paul Baloche, Amy Grant, Avalon, Capstone and Selah.
^"Canadian Gospel Music Association, Vol. 3". Generally Semantics. November 5, 2019.
^"Saskatchewan Artists Recognized with Covenant Award Nominations | The Latest | SaskMusic". www.saskmusic.org.
^Valerie J. Webster, Awards, Honors & Prizes: United States and Canada 1999, Gale Research, USA, 1998, p. 317
^newswire.ca, GMA Canada Week 2012 Comes to Crossroads in Burlington, ON, Canada, June 7, 2012
^GMA Canada, WHY WE EXIST 2017-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, Official Website, Canada. Retrieved July 10, 2017
^GMA Canada, COVENANT AWARDS 2017-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, Official Website, Canada. Retrieved July 10, 2017
External linksedit
Official website
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources GMA Canada news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The Gospel Music Association of Canada or GMA Canada formerly known as the CGMA is a not for profit association founded in 1974 whose purpose is to promote Christian music in Canada 1 2 Gospel Music Association CanadaAbbreviationGMA CanadaFormation1974Websitegmacanada wbr ca Contents 1 History 2 Mission 3 Management 4 Awards 5 GMA Canada Song Hall of Fame 6 GMA Canada Covenant Hits Compilations 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editGMA Canada is created in 1974 in Ontario with Covenant Awards 3 At the beginning it was mostly for gospel music 4 Over the years all styles of Contemporary Christian music have been included In 2008 the association released a special three CD collection to commemorate its 30th anniversary the GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection Mission editGMA Canada works to raise the profile and interaction of Christian artists songwriters producers promoters and others working in Christian music with media retailers distributors and church leadership 5 Management editThe business of the association is conducted by a board of advisors drawn from its membership The current board consists of Gregory J Strom president Gordie Cochran Jaylene Johnson Melayne Shenkel and Clarence Giesbrecht GMA Canada is loosely associated with the Gospel Music Association in the United States Awards editGMA Canada is the presenter of the annual Covenant Awards Canada s national awards for the Canadian gospel music industry The 2012 awards were presented November 7 as part of GMA Canada Week in Burlington Ontario Awards were handed out in 50 categories including the GMA Canada Lifetime Achievement Award and the newly created Scott s Parable Canadian Gospel Music Song Hall Of Fame 6 GMA Canada Song Hall of Fame edit The Huron Carol 2012 Written in 1643 by Jesuit Missionary Jean de Brebeuf The Huron Carol or Twas in the Moon of Wintertime was admitted to GMA Canada Song Hall of Fame in 2012 as part of its inaugural year Brebeuf wrote the lyrics in the native language of the Huron Wendat people under the original name of Jesous Ahatonhia Jesus He Is Born The melody came from the traditional French folk song Une Jeune Pucelle A Young Maid The English lyrics were written in 1926 by Jesse Edgar Middleton They became public domain in 2011 The song has been recorded by many Canadian artists including Lianna Klassen Cheryl Bear Bruce Cockburn Crash Test Dummies and Tom Jackson Come Now Is the Time to Worship 2012 Written by Brian Doerksen in 1998 Doerksen was born in Abbotsford British Columbia in 1965 and is an internationally recognized worship leader and songwriter known globally for a string of well known modern worship songs including Refiner s Fire 1990 Faithful One 1998 Hope of the Nations 2003 Holy God 2006 and Today As For Me and My House 2004 He was recognized by the Gospel Music Association in the United States in 2003 with a special Dove Award for International Artist of the Year only the second Canadian to be recognized and has won a Juno Award and multiple GMA Canada Covenant Awards Come Now Is The Time To Worship became his most recognized song being sung in churches around the world It has been recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys Phillips Craig and Dean VeggieTales and many others My Jesus I Love Thee 2012 The hymn My Jesus I Love Thee was written as a poem by William Ralph Featherston in 1864 when he was 16 years old Featherston was from Montreal Quebec and was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Montreal later renamed St James Methodist Church then St James United Church He died in 1873 Music was added to the poem after Featherton s death in 1876 by Adoniram Gordon The song has been recorded by hundreds of artists including The Wiebes Paul Baloche Amy Grant Avalon Capstone and Selah GMA Canada Covenant Hits Compilations edit27th Annual Covenant Hits CMC 2006 28th Annual Covenant Hits CMC 2007 GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection CMC 2008 See also edit nbsp Music portal nbsp Canada portal Music of Canada Covenant Awards list of award winners References edit Canadian Gospel Music Association Vol 3 Generally Semantics November 5 2019 Saskatchewan Artists Recognized with Covenant Award Nominations The Latest SaskMusic www saskmusic org Valerie J Webster Awards Honors amp Prizes United States and Canada 1999 Gale Research USA 1998 p 317 newswire ca GMA Canada Week 2012 Comes to Crossroads in Burlington ON Canada June 7 2012 GMA Canada WHY WE EXIST Archived 2017 07 01 at the Wayback Machine Official Website Canada Retrieved July 10 2017 GMA Canada COVENANT AWARDS Archived 2017 07 01 at the Wayback Machine Official Website Canada Retrieved July 10 2017External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title GMA Canada amp oldid 1201852603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
