Sunday, December 2, 2012

Christmas Concert

Our annual Christmas concert was this weekend. We did two performances before a full house. Saturday's performance was at 7:00 p.m., and tonight's was at 4:00 p.m.

As always, a community choir joined us, and we had a wide variety of traditional Christmas songs.

Listed below are the songs we performed this year:

Nutcracker (string ensemble)
In the Bleak Midwinter (choir)
Joy to the World (choir, orchestra, and handbells)
And the Glory of the Lord (choir)
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (cello solo)
Mary Did You Know? (handbells)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (orchestra)
Glory to God (choir, with soprano solos by Elizabeth Stuart)
Shepherd's Joy (choir)
The Little Drummer Boy (brass ensemble)
Bring A Torch, Janette Isabella (orchestra)
Away in a Manger (choir and orchestra)
Angels We Have Heard on High (choir, orchestra, and congregation)
Silent Night (piano duet)
O Holy Night (string ensemble, with Elizabeth Stuart solo)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (orchestra and congregation
The Holy City (solo by Ben Smith)
What Child is This? (piano solo)
O Come All Ye Faithful (orchestra)
Carol of the Bells Fantasy (orchestra)
The First Noel (choir and orchestra)
Hallelujah Chorus (choir and strings)