Every September at Providence University College, the campus and its staff put on Welcome Week events. This year, the college brought in Juno-award-winning Christian band The City Harmonic to cap off the week with a free concert open to the public.
Roughly 600 people attended the concert held in Providence’s gymnasium.
“About half of those in attendance were students,” says Jerrad Peters, Creative Content Specialist for the college. “A lot of people from the surrounding community—from Niverville, Steinbach, and Winnipeg—made the trek to Otterburne.”
The band has performed in Manitoba once before, at Calvary Temple two years ago. That concert was grander in that there were a lot more people in attendance and the band had an opening act. The concert at Providence had a very intimate feel, with a small group of people singing and dancing their way to the front of the stage. The band also stuck around afterwards to sign merchandise and pose for pictures with fans.
“We have been blown away by the positive feedback,” says Peters. “The City Harmonic has a way of resonating with their audiences and I think we saw that happen on September 2. We are positioning ourselves to be one of the leading Christian universities in Canada, and putting on big-ticket events comes with the territory.”
