CONWAY,
Ark. (November 9, 2014) – The Hendrix College Choir, under the direction of Dr. Andrew Morgan,
will present the annual Candlelight Carol Service Thursday, Dec. 4 – Saturday,
Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. in Greene Chapel.
The service is free and open to the public but
reservations are required. Reservations can be made by calling 501-450-1495
beginning Monday, Nov. 24. The box office will be open for reservations Monday, Nov. 24
and Tuesday, Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 1 through Friday,
Dec. 5 from 12 – 2 p.m.
The program will include the following carols:
- Hodie Christus Natus Est by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
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Adam Lay Ybounden by Boris Ord
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Lift up Your Heads, O
Ye Gates
by George Frideric Handel
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Tomorrow Shall Be My
Dancing Day
by John Gardner
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Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree by Elizabeth Poston
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Ave Maria by Jean Mouton
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Ives
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The Shepherd’s Carol by Bob Chilcott
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The Three Kings by Healey Willan
The Hendrix College
Choir will also present two special tour performances of the service. The
choir will perform on
Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Central United
Methodist Church in Fayetteville, Ark. For more information, contact Richard Hardin at 470-442-4237
or rhardin@centraltolife.com. The choir will also perform on Friday,
Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Saint James United Methodist Church in Little Rock,
Ark. For more information, contact Tracey DePue at
501-217-6733.
About Hendrix College
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national
leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences education. This year, Hendrix was
named the country’s #1 “Up and Coming” liberal arts college and #8 in the
nation for “Best Undergraduate Teaching” by U.S.
News and World Report. Hendrix is
featured in the 2015 Fiske Guide to Colleges,
Forbes magazine's list of America's Top Colleges, the 2014 Princeton
Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, and
the latest edition of Colleges That Change
Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges. Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information,
visit www.hendrix.edu.