Tenth Annual Unity Awards postponed until 2010

The United Catholic Music and Video Association (UCMVA) has announced that the 10th Annual Unity Awards will not be held this year.

In the early spring, Mr. Bernard Klein, who was the newly elected President of the United Catholic Music and Video Association (UCMVA) passed away after a brief illness.

In a formal statement, Susie Gorrell, secretary to the UCMVA said, “As many of you may have known, Mr. Klein had a great vision for the future of UCMVA and had worked very diligently in building upon the foundation in place to help continue moving the organization forward. The UCMVA board has decided that in order to allow time for the restructuring and implementing of these ideas, the 10th Annual Unity Awards will not be held this year, but will be celebrated in the fall of 2010.”

The purpose of the UCMVA is to support, encourage and promote the development of all forms of Catholic oriented Christian music and video. This includes: Liturgical, Praise and Worship, Contemporary and Instrumental Compositions. The Unity Awards celebrates Catholic music by honoring excellence in Catholic music and video. Previous award winners have included John Michael Talbot, Matt Maher, Steve Angrisano, Sharmane Adams, Kara Klein, Katrina Rae and Gretchen Harris.

Visit their website at www.ucmva.com.