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FLORENCE, Wis. -- Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Florence, Wis., will host a concert by Amy Shreve at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3.
Shreve, a singer, songwriter, and harpist, will be joined by her husband/producer, Gary Wixtrom, backing her with guitars and mandolin.
Shreve has performed with the ukulele, guitar and piano on stage as early as 5 years old. At 11 she began mastering the harp. Graduating with a music degree from Wheaton College in Illinois, she landed in Nashville to pursue a music career.
After signing her first record contract with Sparrow, she was immediately signed as a staff writer at Birdwing music, where she honed her skill as a writer. She has opened for Larry Carlton and Michael McDonald, performed at the NRB and Praise Gathering, and has worked with Tommy Sims (Bruce Springsteen), Norbert Putnam (Dan Fogelberg), Brian Hardin (Motown) and Peter York (EMI). Shreve has recorded 16 records for six companies and has been nominated for a Dove Award.
Her musical influences include Counting Crows, Lifehouse, Oh Hellos, Evanescence and several Irish artists including Enya.
Co-writing and arranging with her husband has added an alternative element to the music. The result is folk, Celtic and alternative rock genres.
Her song "Eden," released on Oct. 4, 2022, is her newest single and will be followed up by music from her upcoming 2023-24 release. Her latest full release, "The God of All Hope" (2018), is her last in a series of Anthology albums. In 2010, a 16-song vocal CD called "The God Of All Comfort," the first in her Anthology series, was signed and is distributed by DHM, a division of RBC Ministries and with Zondervan. Since then, "The God of All Joy" (2012), featuring the songs "Beautiful Scars" and "Afraid Of the Dark," and "The God of All Grace" (2013), a follow-up hymns release also with Discovery House Music have been recorded.
Shreve tours the U.S., Canada and Europe. She speaks and performs at churches, universities and conferences. She has led worship in more than 250 conferences for "The Voice of the Martyrs."
In 2015, Shreve and her family found themselves in the middle of tragic situation that God used to test their faith and trust in Him.
All are welcome to the concert. For more information, call the church office at 715-528-4851.