Loading...Christ Church Cathedral will host a Service of Advent Lessons and Carols sung by the Cathedral Choir and the Adult Choir of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 5 p.m. (EST) Sunday, December 11.
The service will be officiated by the Rt. Rev. Terry Allen White, bishop of Kentucky, with the choirs under the direction of Canon Robert L. Bozeman and Lisa Lewis.
This historic service tells the story of the fall of humanity and the promise of the Messiah as told in nine short Bible readings, interspersed with the singing of carols, hymns and anthems. This year, the choir will sing anthems by Palestrina, Elizabeth Poston, Healey Willan, Richard Burchard, Mark Sirett, Arthur Jennings, Jonathan Dove and Franz Biebl, representing five countries and six centuries of music. The organ voluntaries will feature settings of Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland of Johann Sebastian Bach.
The service is free and all are encouraged to attend.
