The phrase "a recent gathering of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a meeting or assembly that took place not long ago, often to discuss or celebrate a particular topic or event.
Example: "A recent gathering of community leaders focused on improving local education initiatives."
Alternatives: "a recent meeting of" or "a recent assembly of".
And recently, the young general was toasted by a North Korean official at a recent gathering of foreign diplomats in Pyongyang, according to one of the guests who attended.
When he told a recent gathering of company bosses that he welcomed the Zapatour, he got a lukewarm reception.
Mr. Vahab was the host at a recent gathering of Iranian teenagers at the Persian Tea Room in Queens.
She was introduced as "our favorite vice president's daughter" at a recent gathering of conservative women here.
At a recent gathering of House Republicans, lawmakers made it clear that they intend to hold an increase in the nation's debt limit hostage to major spending cuts.
At a recent gathering of national news editors, he publicly accused Ekho Moskvy of acting in America's interest and "pouring diarrhoea on him from day till night".
"Libya could have been as luxurious as a Gulf state," said Louis Farrakhan's representative at a recent gathering of international revolutionaries.
"We need striking and unique facilities to move people," he said at a recent gathering of government officials and educators who are planning for the new growth.
At the California Economic Summit, a recent gathering of state worthies, all the talk was of "two Californias": the wealthy coastal part and the struggling inland bit.
At a recent gathering of "anti-capitalist Muslims" many complained about Mr Erdogan's tilt to authoritarianism and his support for rebels fighting Syria's president, Bashar Assad.
"FREE Gulliver!" declared Philippe de Buck at a recent gathering of European regulators, utility bosses and others involved in energy liberalisation.
