Rejoice in Gospel!

The art of gospel is an inherent aspect of African American culture today and throughout history, along with the tradition of choirdays. Sweetwater is host choir day featuring choirs from regional churches. Pittsburgh Gospel Choir will headline the Rejoice in Gospel event for the second year in a row. The Sewickley Academy Home and School Association will host a reception following the performance.

The MAVUNO Festival is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts; The Advancing Black Arts in PittsburghFund, a partnership of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments; a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour,a program developed and funded by The Heinz Endowments; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, astate agency; The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.
Sweetwater would like to thank the Official MAVUNO sponsors: The Sewickley Eye Group, Penguin Bookshop, AlleghenyPetroleum and Jennifer Johnsen-Nazareth, State Farm Insurance Agent; media sponsor: Essential Public Radio 90.5 FM; andMAVUNO Community Partners: the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Sewickley Academy, Bon Meade ElementarySchool, Cornell School District and Ambridge Area High School.