{"id":2,"date":"2010-10-12T16:26:25","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T23:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-10-10T20:34:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T01:34:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michaelcruzmusic.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Cruz …"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michael Cruz is an award-winning Christian artist who has been called to serve by spreading the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Michael has been involved in a wide variety of musical productions and ministry.\u00a0 He performed in the contemporary cantata <\/span>Savior<\/em><\/strong>, appeared in concert at <\/span>Six Flags Over Texas<\/em><\/strong> and played in the 2007 production of <\/span>The Promise<\/em><\/strong> in the role of <\/span>Gabriel.<\/em><\/strong> He was a member of <\/span>Heartsong<\/em> <\/strong>for three years, and performed and toured with <\/span>Paradigm Vocal Ensemble <\/em><\/strong>of Arlington, TX and <\/span>The Heritage Singers<\/em><\/strong> of Placerville, CA.\u00a0 Michael is currently lending his voice to the <\/span>Singing Men of Texas<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n

Michael was awarded first place in the group category while singing with the trio Heartsong <\/em><\/strong>in the Music, Etc. annual competition held in Texas, and later received the award as Grand Prize Solo Vocalist at the 22nd<\/sup> Annual Seminar at the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado.\"\"<\/p>\n

Michael has shared the stage with such artists as <\/span>Point of Grace<\/em><\/strong>, <\/span>Steven Curtis Chapman,<\/em><\/strong> Michael O\u2019Brien, First Call, and Wintley Phipps, <\/em><\/strong>and has appeared on a variety of radio and TV broadcasts.<\/span><\/div>\n

\nMichael has produced two CD projects:<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nTAKEF<\/span>LIGHT<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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and he would love to come to you to minister through song.\u00a0 Michael lives just outside the Dallas\/Fort Worth, Texas area with his devoted wife Karen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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To order any of Michael’s music, click here: \u00a0 <\/span>Order CDs<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Click here for a schedule of\u00a0 UPCOMING EVENTS<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Paradigm Vocal Ensemble, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Michael,
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