Historical December 1986 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Coming in December, Grace United Methodist Church will be offering two Christmas concerts.
The public is invited to attend either or both and admission is free.
The church’s annual Candlelight Carol Service, a well-known area Christmas tradition, will be presented on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 4:00 p.m. following the Skinker DeBaliviere Christmas Walk and House Tour.
The program will begin with a prelude on the 61-rank, four-manual Moeller organ, followed by the candlelight procession of choirs to the traditional “0 Come, All Ye Faithful.” Dr. Kenneth G. Greenlaw and Leona M. Greenlaw are the Directors of Music at Grace. Dr. John van der Graaf and the Rev. Charles A. McEowen are the Ministers.
The service, which will intersperse traditional carols and readings, will also include the Gloria by the Italian early classic composer Giuseppe Carcani (1703-1779). Soloists are Margaret Campbell, soprano; Joanne Cruickshank, alto; Andrew Lambrecht and Ken Krippner, tenors; and Tim Gravier, bass.
A string ensemble will accompany the Carcani work as well as several of the carol selections.
In addition to the Grace Choir, the children’s choir and handbell choir will also participate in the service.
The Young Singers of Missouri will present their annual Christmas Concert at Grace United Methodist Church on Friday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. Participating in the concert are over 250 young people, ages 6-18, each chosen by audition, from over 100 area schools in five Missouri and Illinois counties.
The Young Singers practice in seven different rehearsal units at two locations: Grace Methodist Church in St. Louis and Jefferson Middle School in St. Charles. Director of the Advanced, Intermediate and Younger Singers units is Leona M. Greenlaw. Director of the Missouri Youth Chorale (high school age singers) Dr. Kenneth G. Greenlaw. Members of the Young Singers Advanced Chorus have performed in past seasons with the St. Louis Symphony in concert versions of Turandot and Tosca, under the direction of Leonard Slatkin.
This winter they will again appear with the St. Louis Symphony in Tschaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. Members of the Missouri Youth Chorale and the Young Singers Advanced Chorus are also currently appearing in the Andy Williams Christmas Show at the Fox Theatre. Both concerts promise to bring the holiday spirit alive and set the mood for a joyous
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, December 1986.
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Archival transcription note: Printed article ends mid-sentence after “a joyous”; no invented completion added.
Original source: SD_Times1986_12.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 8.
