40,000 Gospel Music Fans Await to Attend the 58th Annual National Quartet Convention

September 27th - October 3, 2015 is the 58th Annual National Quartet Convention at LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, TN.  Approximately 40,000 gospel music fans, representing 40 states and multiple foreign countries, will attend the 2015 event. During the week, take in the sights and sounds of Christian music's largest marketplace and largest annual event. With over 500 exhibitors and nearly 300 Southern Gospel artists in attendance, there's always something new to discover.

"Coming off of our largest convention in 13 years, we are excited about what is in store for our second year in Pigeon Forge," said Clarke Beasley, Executive Vice President.

J.D. Sumner, a gospel music legend and former backup singer for Elvis Presley, founded the NQC in 1957 in Memphis, co-producing it with James Blackwood. It later moved to Nashville and has been in Louisville, Kentucky, for 20 years.

Its Pigeon Forge home is the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, a $45 million special events facility that opened in 2013. The center's primary space will be configured for 11,000 seats for the NQC, with no seat more than 150 feet from the stage.

Featured artists are a "Who's Who" of Southern gospel music, and nightly concerts feature up to 20 acts. Among them are the Booth Brothers, Greater Vision, the Hoppers, the Kingdom Heirs, Triumphant and the Collingsworth Family, as well as prominent soloists such as Grammy Award winner Jason Crabb.

Special events during the week include the Singing News Fan Awards, a fan-voted program of Singing News Magazine, on Sept. 30, the keynote address by Dr. David Jeremiah on Oct. 2nd , the Cathedrals Family Reunion featuring several alumni of gospel's most celebrated group, September 30 and a Gospel Music Hymn Sing hosted by Gerald Wolfe, October 3.

"We are excited about the enhancements we have made to the production this year including elevated seating and doubling the amount of large screens, and we are also excited about the improvements the LeConte Center has made to the acoustic environment of the Center with the installation of acoustical treatment on the walls. As much as our attendees enjoyed the event's first year in Pigeon Forge, we are confident that they will enjoy this year even more," said Clarke Beasley.

Admission information for 2015 concerts is available online at nqconline.com, by calling toll-free 1-800-846-8499 and at the door.

 

 

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