CONWAY, Ark. (December 5,
2017) – Having completed its four on-campus presentations of the annual
Candlelight Carol Service, the Hendrix College Choir will present two special
tour performances of the service following final exams. The choir will perform
on Thursday, Dec. 14, at First United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas; and on Friday, Dec. 15, at First
United Methodist Church in Little Rock,
Ark. Both services begin at 7:30 p.m.
In 1963, under the direction
of Robert McGill, the Hendrix College Choir began presenting a service of
lessons and carols, modeled after the annual Christmas Eve service at King’s
College in Cambridge, England. The Candlelight Carol Service has since become a
significant Hendrix tradition. Each year, more than 1,200 people attend one of
the four on-campus services during the last week of classes. After taking final
exams, the Choir tours the region, performing the service at United Methodist
churches in Arkansas and neighboring states. Repertoire featured in the
Candlelight Carol Services changes yearly, and includes works from the 16th
century to the present day. Selections for this year’s service include:
- Behold, I Come, the 2017 Carol Competition Winner composed by Janet Wheeler
- O Radiant Dawn by James MacMillan
- Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland from BWV 61 by Johann Sebastian Bach
- Eit barn er født i Bethlehem, a Norwegian carol arranged by Ørjan
Matre
- In Dulci Jubilo by Matthew Culloton
- Several
additional classic hymns for the Christmas season.
About
Hendrix College
A private liberal arts
college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns recognition as
one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That
Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and
rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.