Youth concert to feature Kurtis Parks

A Youth Outreach concert is planned for March 13 at 7 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Berkshire. This free concert will feature a talent with local roots, Kurtis Parks. Parks’ family is based in Northeastern Pennsylvania, primarily in Rome and Warren Center. Following the concert, his current worship EP, "I Believe", will be available for purchase.

Currently based in Music City, USA, Kurtis is currently recording his first full length worship album with well known producer Akil Thompson, who has worked with Jonny Lang and India Arie.

While still in college, he honed his songwriting skills, writing albums for people by word of mouth to pay his way through school. He was a finalist in VH1's Song of the Year competition for his inspirational tune "Everything that You Are". Parks also gained national exposure through American Idol's fourth season, where he climbed to the top 50 finalists. After Idol, he joined forces with longtime friend and bandmate Josh Kim to form "the Season".

The Season has been featured nationally on CNN, NBC, and the Fox Morning show, with Parks' song "Forever Changed." The song was written for the Virginia Tech families that were affected by tragedy of April 16, 2007. The song was one of the first ever to reach 1 on a top 40 radio format from an independent artist, and was the most requested song of the year on Roanoke, VA's popular K92 Radio.

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