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An amazing start to the Advent season! In the tradition of King’s College, Cambridge, prepare your soul for the Christmas miracle with carols for choir and organ. This event is a long-standing tradition at St. John’s – a “must” to center your soul during the Advent season. Sunday, December 13 at 3:00pm.

The St. John’s Adult and Youth Choirs; Scott Lamlein, choirmaster; Ted Babbitt, assisting organist.

Click here for the PDF leaflet, which includes full texts of the readings and music.

Program:
George Baker (b. 1951): Berceuse on the name “Swann”
Once in royal David’s City; Cate Emerick and Britt Emerick, soloists
Zanaida Robles (b. 1979): Prepare the way; Brendon Gallagher, soloist
John Joubert (1927-2019): Torches
Arr. Norman Luboff (1917-1987): Still, still, still
Arr. Robert Hugh (b. 1957): In the bleak midwinter
David Conte (b. 1955): Ave Maria
Trad. Normandy: Away in a manger; Erica Shippee, soloist
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Shepherd’s Farewell
Harold Friedell (1905-1958): Saw you never in the twilight
Paul Edwards (b. 1955): No small wonder
O Come All Ye Faithful; Cate Emerick and Britt Emerick, soloists
Louis Vierne (1870-1937): Carillon de Longpont

Music at the Red Door is supported in part by the Richard P. Garmany Fund of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Foundation, the George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation, the Ensworth Charitable Foundation, the William & Alice Mortensen Foundation, and the Marjorie Jolidon Fund of the Greater Hartford Chapter, American Guild of Organists. 

Check out previous year’s Lessons and Carols:  2019 2018 2017 2016  2015 2014