Two weeks before Christmas, as daylight continues to fade into the darkest days of winter, a Lessons and Carols service at 91短视频 will illuminate candles as symbols of coming light and hope 鈥� and premier a new musical composition.
The service, a collaboration between and the , will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, in Lehman Auditorium, and is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will benefit the Campus Ministries Compassion Fund.
In the classic approach to lessons and carols, scripture passages will feature the image of light and trace themes of need and longing, stories surrounding the birth of Jesus, and the celebration of 鈥淕od with us!鈥�
Interspersed music will include the University Choir鈥檚 performance of a new commissioned work by American composer Gwyneth Walker titled 鈥淟et Us Break Bread Together.鈥�
Walker, a Quaker based in Vermont, has received various awards for her compositions, which include over 300 commissioned works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, chorus, and solo voice. Her work has been prominently featured by 91短视频 music professor Joan Griffing鈥檚 chamber group Musica Harmonia.