Music in the Rockies was a week-long festival held in Estes Park, Colorado which featured a combination of seminars, competitions, concerts, and events related to Contemporary Christian Music, other kinds of Christian music, and the Christian music industry. An event called Immerse has replaced it. [1]
The event started in 1975 as Seminar in the Rockies, launched by Christian Artists' Corp's president Cam Floria. [2] [3] [4] In 2000, the Gospel Music Association (GMA) began to operate most of the event. [5] In 2004, they changed the event's name to GMA Music in the Rockies. [6] [7] The event/festival was held at YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park southwest of Fort Collins. Both "Music in the Rockies" and "Seminar in the Rockies" had a series of concerts in the evenings, with some notable performers and attendees. The 34th annual event was held from August 3 to 9, 2008.
In 2009, the event was replaced by Immerse held in Nashville. [1] Immerse is run by the Gospel Music Association and LifeWay Christian Resources. [8] [9] Immerse features a series of seminars and has a competition with several categories. There is an overall winner.
Numerous national recording artists have attended the event as well as performing or competing. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
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